Aaron thinks Austin wrong to consider removing red-light cameras

City of Humble Mayor Merle Aaron responded to the assumption that he is upset with Austin for considering stopping the red-light cameras in Humble by chuckling and saying, “I’m not upset with Austin, I just think they’re wrong. The lights are there to help our citizens because people were getting mangled or killed.”
Every legislative session, various lawmakers try to outlaw the use of red-light cameras.
Red-light camera systems are aimed at helping reduce a major safety problem at urban and rural intersections, a problem that is estimated to produce more than 100,000 crashes and approximately 1,000 deaths per year in the United States, according to the Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology Department.

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