Red-light camera
grace period over

The 120-day grace period is over for red light camera violations at the intersection of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard.
Cameras began taking pictures of vehicles going through red lights on Aug. 24.
During the last four months, warnings were mailed to offenders. Now, $100 tickets are being sent to the owners of vehicles captured on film going through a red light.
The intersection is the third in Philadelphia with cameras. The others are along the Boulevard at Grant Avenue and Red Lion Road.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority, which administers the program, refuses to release the number of tickets that have been issued at the intersections.
According to the parking authority, the state law that created the program includes a provision that prohibits the public from knowing the number of violations.
Last month, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved by a 185-6 vote a bill that would permit the PPA to release the statistical information. All local lawmakers voted for the measure, except Rep. Larry Curry, who voted no, and Rep. Bill Rieger, who did not vote.
The legislation, which is in the Senate for consideration, was supported by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association and AAA Mid-Atlantic.
If passed by the Senate and signed into law, it would enable the public to know the number of violations and fines imposed, fines paid and outstanding, and fees paid to the vendor and manufacturer of the equipment used in the program.
Data on specific vehicles caught on film would remain private. ••