Fort Worth Adds More Red Light Cameras Bringing Total to 35
The city of Fort Worth will be adding 10 more red light cameras around town. Currently, 17 intersections have cameras and 25 cameras are in use. Adding 10 more will make the count 35 total cameras—all of which were added in just the last year.
Nearly half of the people who run red lights and get tickets have not paid them, so the city has hired a collections agency to go after them. Approximately 4,000 people per month are ticketed for running lights with cameras and the fine is $75.
While adding cameras may make some intersections safer, many argue the threat of a ticket increases the chance for car accidents like rear-end collisions when people slam their brakes to prevent running red lights.
Fort Worth isn’t the only Metroplex city installing cameras. Several North Texas cities have joined the trend and turned on cameras to catch bad drivers.
Good or bad, drivers take caution when approaching red lights anywhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Here’s a list of the six intersections which will get new cameras:
1) Hulen Street at Loop 820 (north and southbound)
2) Trinity Boulevard at Texas 360 (east and westbound)
3) Altamesa Boulevard at McCart Avenue (south and westbound)
4) Ashland Avenue at Interstate 30
5) Berry Street at Interstate 35 (east and westbound)
6) Belknap at Henderson Street
Information provided by Board Certified DFW Accident Attorney Mark A. Anderson 817-294-1900.
