River Forest's request denied by red light camera company
The debate over safety versus money continues. On Wednesday, RedSpeed Company denied the request made by authorities in River Forest to a reduction on fines for drivers caught rolling through red light on right turns.
The River Forest Village Board voted to hire RedSpeed to install two cameras on Harlem ave, but felt that the $100 fine was too high for drivers making rolling right turns on red. They want the fine cut in half.
RedSpeed rejects the reduction in fines. Martin Korey, an attorney for RedSpeed said they would not agree to the reduction. Korey believes that reducing the fine for a rolling right turn on red could result in legal action against RedSpeed based upon an equal protection violation under the Ilinois Constitution. The Village of River Forest would be fining drivers who run a red light $100 and $50 for a rolling red light turn, essentially the same violation.
RedSpeed believes it would cause administrative chaos to be charging two different fines.
A special board meeting will convene on Monday to discuss the response to RedSpeed.
