Lynnwood is in the final stages of installing red-light cameras at four city intersections.
The new program will take video and high-resolution photos of drivers who run red lights, then send them a ticket by mail.
It doesn’t change the traffic enforcement the Lynnwood Police Department provides the city, it will just add to it, according to police department spokeswoman Shannon Sessions.
On June 1 four intersections will be camera ready. For the first 30 days the program will only send warning notices to violators in order to educate the public before sending infractions one month later on July 1.
Signage will be posted in advance warning drivers that the intersection is “Photo Enforced,” Sessions said.
Red-light cameras are triggered by sensors installed on the road when a vehicle runs a red light. The cameras take two digital photographs, as well as video, which document the violation. The program operates 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week, and works in all weather conditions. The system is only activated when a vehicle runs a red light.
The cameras determine time, distance and speed as proof that the vehicle entered the intersection after the light turned red. The camera also will pick up drivers who don’t stop before taking a right-hand turn on a red light. This particular violation is the cause of many injuries to pedestrians in crosswalks.
The Lynnwood Police and Public Works departments have been working together for nearly a year on this new project. The city contracted with American Traffic Solutions to manage the system.
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