DAYTON — Dayton Police are adding more speed cameras and potentially bringing back red light cameras in their effort to keep drivers safe.
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Currently, the city has 14 camera sites, 12 of which are in school zones. Most of them are portable trailers.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, Dayton City Commissioners approved a new $5.5 million contract with a new vendor for the program. The city believes its new vendor will use improved technology, and it will save the city money.
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“It’s an upgrade technologically and then also, we get a better deal on the price for tickets,” John Musto, city attorney, said.
Musto said the city will keep an additional $2 per ticket with the new vendor. Each ticket is typically $85, and last year the camera system generated more than 140,000 tickets.
“We’re going to continue to tell people where they are because, ultimately, the goal is traffic enforcement, slowing people down, making people safer,” Musto said.
Drivers like Tamla Burton say they don’t mind the plan to have as many as 64 speed cameras, potentially two in each school zone in the city.
“What it does is reduces the possibility and any safety infractions around a school zone,” Burton said. “I mean, it’s very important because we got to keep our kids safe.”
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