and the revenue from these intersections is going to......pay down debt.... or continue to spend, spend, spend. still waiting for an explanation from someone, why all the department heads need to receive a stipend....in addition to their salary ?

We need cameras at the intersection of 70, 88 and Princeton. At LEAST once per day you see someone blocking traffic making a left on to rt 70 from princeton or 88.

I managed to run the red light at Brick Blvd. and Hopper once and not get a ticket. I was sitting at the light heading towards rt 70 on Hooper waiting for the light to turn green. It went through it's cycle and only the eastbound side received a green light, so I sat through it again and again we didn't get a green. Now there was about 20 cars in line with me. I gave it a third time and it still didn't go so on the forth time I waited for when it was our turn for the green light and said screw it and went.
So. it just goes to show you these cameras are not perfect.

Unfortunately, I had received two red light tickets for making the left hand turn from Brick Blvd. to Chambersbridge rd. Why? Because of being in the situation where I am committed to the turn but the light turns from yellow to red rapidly when the car in front of you is going to slow. Now I must be ready to slam on my brakes instantly upon reacting to the change of light which I think is more dangerous that slowly passing thru the lenghty turn.

Of that amount, the township collected $552,101, according to Business Administrator Scott Pezarras. Now where it that money going Scott??? Can't seem to get a straight answer from anyone, wait it goes to pay the salary of some friends and family members recently hired and the 50k raise given to your assistant who basically does nothing. Gotta love Brick, most of our schools are in disrepair, yet we have people pulling down six figures a year for no show jobs. Land of the back room deals and dirty politics.

Coming soon to every possible intersection there is in Brick - Goal $5 Million dollars in 2012 (where it will be spent is anyone's guess). Oh, and accidents will increase at every intersection where cameras are stationed. I've seen more accidents at Chambersbridge and Brick Blvd. since these cameras came into effect than ever before.

Wonder how many of the "violations" are right turns on red, stopping on the stop line and split second mistakes that longer ambers stop like in Glassboro, NJ.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3418.asp

Quote: "Straight through violations disappear at Glassboro, New Jersey intersection approach with longer yellow time."

Fight the the RLC FRAUD!

Ban the CAMS!

www.motorists.org
www.banthecams.org
www.camerafraud.com
www.bhspi.org

Another article with the dollar value of tickets dispensed.

Doesn't anyone find it interesting that the reduction in the number of accidents, which supposedly is the ONLY REASON for these cameras, has yet to be reporrted for any of the installations?

...I travel to Brick Plaza every morning to catch a bus to the city...so I'm keenly aware of the timing of the red light camera...what is happening is that the yellow light is timed so short that if you enter the intersection just as the light turns yellow it is very likely you will not get through the intersection before the light turns Red assuming you are going the speed limit. This is blatantly nothing more than a TAX raising scheme, not a public safety issue, a fine example of out of control corrupt local government perpetrating a scam on local citizens to raise revenue in the name of public safety. Its just a matter of time before the FBI swoops in to arrest these bozos and I'm looking forward to that day. By the way, this actually creates a hazard because drivers now step on the gas to fly through the intersection to avoid getting a ticket. This is a sheer disregard for the citizens of this community.

Still no mention of where the revenue goes. They gloat about how much they have "made" each year (or $500,000 each year), but they never tell us where it is applied in the budget process. Does this become free spending operating capital? Is used to pay the mayor's property taxes? What? Be transparent and tell the public where OUR revenue is being spent.

...its a shame such blatant behavior goes unpunished...where is the justice in Brick?

Do as the lawrenceville nj residents did. everyone who gets a ticket takes it to court to challenge it and the courts got so crowded they could not handle it and now they are considering removing the cameras. clog up the court dockets. they will regret installing them. Put a real cop at the intersection and creat a job instead of taking one away. people will still run the red light even if a camera is there. no one will run it if they see a cop. So many people trave through brick and most of them do not know about the camera, so it does not curtail thier bad driving habits.

This is a money making ploy. They care most about the revenue rather than the safety. Sorta stinky

...obviously by using these camera systems, this gang of thieves are taking advantage of "faulty" yellow light settings in order to raise revenue on law abiding citizens regardless of who is responsible for setting the timing of the lights. At 40 miles an hour...in 5 seconds you should be able to get through an intersection...rather than slamming on the brakes.

THIS IS DISGUSTING !!

you sheep, need to FIRE SCOTT PEZZARAS ....He is taking you for all you have

What I dislike about these cameras is if there is a dangerous/reckless/drunk driver, who runs a red light, all that will be done is they get a ticket in the mail...later. They will keep driving down the road, and perhaps hit someone. If there was an actual officer, they would be pulled over, and prevented from continuing on their dangerous drive.

can someone in Brick Admin explain how taking almost $500,000 out of the local economy and handing it over to a Vampire Squid Corporation, is good for anyone !!!!!

Everyone can boo hoo all you want but unless you run the light you are not going to pay for it....so the people that are running it may very well be from out of town so they are just producing revenue for the town wherever it may go. All roads lead to brick!

the only people who complain about the red light cameras are the people who run them and they know who they are.....and the strobelights flashing do not bring on seizures anymore then the flashing lights in the latest movies ....I have a seizure prone son...

So, 36yearbrickrez, has the accident rate in these intersections increased? I see close calls all the time with drivers short-stopping.

By the way, I have not gotton one of these tix yet so its not just sour grapes.

Don't break the law and you won't get a ticket. I drive through those intersections several times a week for years and have never gotten a ticket. Slow down , stop tailgaiting ,speeding up when the light turns yellow and obey the law ,and you'll have nothing to b$tch about

Your welcome

I've never received a ticket for making a right turn on red when it's permitted. Just pull up to the light, stop and count to 5, then go when clear. it's pretty simple!
I do it every morning at Chambers Bridge and Rt 70

IF the yellow intervals were lengthened by 1.0 seconds, the revenue would drop so low that ATS and the city would likely remove the cameras as money losers. Red light cameras are a total scam that requires unsafely short yellows to produce this level of predatory revenue collection. See our website for the science and research. Then call your local officials to demand they increase the yellow intervals by one full second. James C. Walker, National Motorists Association, www.motorists.org, Ann Arbor, MI

I am all for safety, but lets not kid ourselves. they need money, and they need it bad. Just like an addict needs a fix. This is just a temporary band-aid for the towns mis-management and government shortcomings. We got to take matters into our own hands with this town.

SELL MONEY PIT COVE AND WE CAN HAVE MORE MONEY TO CUT DOWN TAXES..

I wouldn't mind the cameras if the money was put to good use......my taxes are up $450 this year and an extra $500,000 in revenue is coming in....when will the citizens ever be looked out for?

No one even mentioned the sad fact that if the violations total $85,000 PER MONTH at $85 per violation/ticket that means 1,000 violations per month or 12,000 people running a red light every year at only TWO intersections. To me that equals 12,000 potential broadside accidents, or pedestrians or bicyclists run down by these drivers. It all comes back to a very simple rule we should all have learned in Drivers Education.... yellow means slow down and prepare to stop and red means STOP. So stop all the stupid political based whining and stop at the stupid light people.

The revenue from the cameras is applied to the anticipated revenue line item in the budget. Any excess revenue above and beyond what is anticipated in the budget is closed out to operations for the year. Operations are then closed out to fund balance (surplus. If one looks at the township's budgets on page 4 there is always an amount anticipated called surplus anticipated. This line as well as all the lines of revenue anticipated offset the revenue taxes in order to balance the budget for that year.

The monies are not DEDICATED to a specific expenditures because the State has not allowed a dedicated trust fund for this type of revenue. The way the township is bringing this money into its budget is the only way permissible by the State.

I have explained this many times on here and at council meetings, but I am happy to explain again.

Well there are these monies, and monies saved from lack of snow, so let's not hear the cry of poverty a few months down the road.

I agree, coming up to a light that you think is close to changing to yellow, gives me one thought, stop or go???That is when accidents can happen.

I was also taught to drive defensively, but I notice so many drivers hesitant, not sure what to do, (including myself), some speed up, and others slow down. Not being sure of yourself, or the drivers in front of you, or behind you, in this situation absolutely creates an "accident situation". I hate the cameras!!!!

As someone above mentioned, I wish the town would please provide the data for the past 18 months against the data used prior to the installation so we can see if it has helped the safety of our residents or not. If it is marginal, we can delay the green lights for 1-2 seconds and see if this accomplishes the same thing as these cameras. I cant find it on APP.com

Who needs cameras?
They (indirectly) block emergency vehicles - because cars stopped at a camera hesitate to get out of the way! Other side effects: Rearenders, $$$ sent to Oz, AZ or Goldman-Sachs, where it won't come back, and tourists and shoppers driven away.
Worse, a false expectation of safety, because cameras can't stop the real late runners, who cause the accidents. (If cameras worked, camera sellers wouldn't have the crash videos they supply to the media.)
Want safety, no side effects?
To cut car/pedestrian accidents, train your kids not to step out just 'cuz the walk sign came on.
To cut nuisance running (a fraction of a second late), lengthen the yellows. It's cheap to do so can be done all over town.
The dangerous real late (multiple seconds) runs won't be stopped by the mere presence of a camera, because the runner won't know (a tourist) or won't remember (a distracted or impaired "local") that there's a camera up ahead. They're not doing it on purpose! To cut these real late runs, improve the visual cues that say, "Intersection ahead." Florida's DOT found that better pavement markings (paint!) cut running by up to 74%. Make the signal lights bigger, add backboards, and put the poles on the NEAR side of the corner. Put brighter bulbs in the street lights at intersections. Put up lighted name signs for the cross streets.
Who needs cameras and their side effects?

$550,000 in revenue and we are going to cut 77 DPW workers. What gives?

im with you i think thay should freeze there pay across the board to keep are town together with that and the money from the red lights could help the the tax payer

I have seen cars hitting there brakes and skid into intersection..How many accidents has there been because these drivers aren't paying attention ??

So what happens to the 500k if we pull the cameras out. Did our local officials already spend what was received and include in their budget the anticipated amounts yet to come in? What would happen to you and I if we spent money we did not yet have? Do the residents have a legal right to petition the removal of these cameras? I for one would work to gain signatures. We are losing our freedoms folks.

How about using that money to KEEP the 77 public works department people they are laying off the end of this month. Only to 'outsource it." What a disgrace.

Just got a ticket intended for someone with a different plate number from Brick Twp! Called in and the woman in the PD says "the red light cam tickets are just computer generated". Further, no where on their website is there any indication that the camera could ever mistaken detect the wrong plate number - or what to do if that occurs. I won't pay it since its not my car and I can prove it with Brick Twps own photo. Person I spoke to refused to even look at the photo to see they issued a ticket to the wrong person! Can't wait to call traffic safety tomorrow! If an officer really looked at the photograph it is clear as daylight that my plate number is not the same as the one in the photo! Further I drive a large SUV and the video shows a small hatchback car. Googled it and found this thread....

The Photo Enforcement program has never been about safety. How can blinding and distracting drivers with a searing flash improve anyones "safety".

The entire Photo Enforcement program is nothing short of a money grab and nothing else. I protect my privacy and hard earned dollars from photo enforcement with the PlateHood. http://www.platehood.com