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State: No New Red Light Cameras Allowed

Brick's fourth proposed camera intersection was on hold

At least until a state pilot program comes to an end, there won't be any more red light cameras in Brick or anywhere else in the Garden State. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced last week that no new locations would be added to the list of authorized red light camera intersections because there would not be sufficient time to gather useful data under the pilot program that is scheduled to end in December 2014. Brick was among the first municipalities in the state to participate in the program, which began in 2009 and has grown to include 76 intersections across the state, three of which are in Brick. Brick is the only Ocean County municipality to participate in the program. "With a pilot program, it's just that, a pilot …

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Partial Refunds May Come to Red Light Cam Violators Under Settlement

Payout is expected to be minimal, however

If you received a ticket from one of Brick Township's red light cameras prior to July 2012, you may eventually be owed a refund under a legal settlement struck Friday. But don't expect to be reimbursed anywhere near the $85 you had to pay to settle your own case against the camera. American Traffic Solutions, the vendor of Brick's red light cameras, along with 16 municipalities – including Brick – were sued earlier this year after the state shut down the cameras in those municipalities after finding that a different standard was applied to calculate the length of amber, or yellow, lights than state law required. Though in most cases, including in Brick, the yellow lights were eventually found to have complied with the prescribed standard, …

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Red-Light Cameras in Belmar?

Governing body weighs benefits at work session meeting

The Belmar governing body is mulling whether or not to apply to have red-light cameras installed at various spots along Route 35. Last week at their work session meeting, a representative from a red-light camera company presented the council and mayor his findings of a test-run already conducted in the borough, as well as the benefits of such a system and how it would work. Belmar Police Chief Thomas Palmisano, who spoke openly regarding his support for the cameras as not only a means for catching violators but also as a tool for documenting traffic accidents, said a test camera at Route 35 and 10th Avenue witnessed 84 violations in a 10-hour period. Council President Claire Deicke said that modifying driver behavior was the main goal of …

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