Red Light runners watch out!

Of all the places I have lived in throughout the U.S. , Lufkin is the worst at red light running. O.k.,  maybe I can concede the yellow light runner trickling into the red but not a full blown 2-3 seconds after the red!  

Cameras have been installed at several of the worst intersections in the hopes that drivers would be more aware of running red lights. City officials researched the progress of red light cameras in other cities and states before installing them in Lufkin. My intersection where it intersects at loop is the one of the worst sighted for red light fatalities. 

Lufkin city officials want drivers to know that the goal of the red light cameras is to increase safety and not revenue. The simple result is that they work. Each ticket costs $75. The money from tickets is split three ways: between the city of Lufkin, the state of Texas, and Traffipax. That leaves the city of Lufkin about $22.50 per ticket. Lufkin city officials say that money is put back is put right back into funding traffic enforcement.

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU