REPORT: The Case Against Red Light Cameras (June 2008)

Document Date: June 11, 2008

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In 2005, the RI General Assembly enacted a law authorizing municipalities to use “red light camera” technology. However, because of legislative concerns about the technology, the statute contained a July 2008 sunset clause. Thus far, Providence remains the only municipality to have made use of the law, and it has been vigorously lobbying for permanent use of the cameras. This report argues that it would be a mistake for the state to repeal the sunset clause.

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ACLU Issues Report Opposing Continued Use of "Red Light Cameras"

Calling the technology “expensive, ineffective, inefficient and intrusive of civil liberties,” the Rhode Island ACLU today issued a report criticizing legislative efforts to make permanent a three-year experiment allowing municipalities to use “red light cameras.” The 19-page report argues that “no compelling rationale has been offered for allowing for the continued use of red light cameras in the state.”