Chesapeake gets approval for second red-light camera

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By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© September 10, 2010

CHESAPEAKE

The next red-light cameras are set to go live at the intersection of George Washington and Military highways the first week of October.

The location is the second in the city to get Virginia Department of Transportation approval.

Cameras began snapping photos and recording video of red-light runners at Battlefield Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue and Campostella Road on Aug. 27.

Drivers documented running red lights at either location are forgiven for the first 30 days. The traffic violation comes with a $50 fine after that - a civil penalty that does not affect DMV records. City police and engineers choose intersections for red-light cameras based on crashes, traffic violations and whether it is feasible for officers to enforce the location.

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cameras

Submitted by LikeAVirginian on Mon, 09/13/2010 at 5:47 pm.

Glad the cameras went in, especially because the experts picked which intersections were the most dangerous for drivers AND police to patrol. Keep up the good work.

More cameras= safer roads-

Submitted by upsincesix on Mon, 09/13/2010 at 1:15 pm.

More cameras= safer roads- thank you for installing them!

Keep Em' coming

Submitted by originalintent on Mon, 09/13/2010 at 3:05 am.

Good to see another camera coming. We need to keep adding them until red light running is a thing of the past.

Second Camera

Submitted by TheOtherUptown on Fri, 09/10/2010 at 6:38 pm.

Good job!

@ jweisr

Submitted by Niteliter on Fri, 09/10/2010 at 6:32 pm.

THIS is NOT New York,where they have sensor pads under the pavement that counts the number of cars sitting on it,and is guided by the time of day,so that the light WONT change when there is NO need for it to CHANGE!!!Oh! and this is the place where when they build (housing,roadways,bridges) they think about next years,instead of the coming years,and this is where they tear down one (Jordan) bridge while they are going thru the motions of putting up a new (Gilmerton) bridge,which by the way,Im curious to see how many lanes this new bridge will have..............type into your search engine "gilmerton project".........

Whew Whew !!!

Submitted by edwards88711 on Thu, 09/09/2010 at 6:46 pm.

Money money and mo money.Oh no, wait a minute, its all about safety. I forgot. How stupid of me.

Money, etc.

Submitted by truthseeker on Fri, 09/10/2010 at 10:07 am.

Option 1. Run the light, smile for the camera, pay the $50.00, remember not to run the light next time. Result? Maybe, lesson learned.
Option 2. Run the light, get yourself T-boned at the intersection, blame the other guy for not seeing you, (You'd lose), pay the entire cost of repairing the other guy's car plus medical expenses, lawyer fees, lose your insurance, try to get another car, (remember, you were at fault). Result? Maybe lesson learned.
Moral: Which lesson was cheaper?

Got one at the right intersection

Submitted by sully428 on Thu, 09/09/2010 at 6:30 pm.

This was one of the intersections in the map display.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/cities-list-some-hampton-roads-worst-intersections

Chesapeake , get your act together

Submitted by jweisr on Thu, 09/09/2010 at 6:03 pm.

ever drive south down Military Hwy and notice that Va Beach has the lights timed for the speed limit and then you cross the line to Chesapeake and it gets screwed up ? Chesapeake needs traffic engineers that are in this century. Why do I sit at the interchange at Robert Hall and wait for a light from the trailer park where there are no cars ? Then again at the 464 interchange. I guess the red light cameras will generate money when they too malfunction and nobody in the city knows how to fix them.