Washington DC Made $55M on Cameras Tickets in 2011


AAA Mid-Atlantic says that the Washington DC issued 460,000 while netting $55 million in revenue.  The average ticket cost drivers $120, almost double that of the previous year of $65.

In addition to rising red light camera fines, the number of speed cameras around DC is increasing rate. The city will spend nearly $6 million to purchase a new generation of automated traffic cameras to be installed at 27 new locations across DC.

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