REDFLEXred debuts in Denver

DENVER -- The Colorado capitol will launch its red light camera program this summer as the first of four REDFLEXred intersections goes live.

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Redflex officials joined Denver's police and public works leaders May 22 at a media event roadside at northbound Quebec Street and 36th Avenue, the first of the four intersections expected to go live. The Quebec/36th intersection is considered one of the greatest threats for dangerous broadside collisions in the city.

Motorists will receive a 30-day warning period before the cameras go live.

During the Denver media event, reporters cited nearby Fort Collins' photo enforcement program results as a precedent in Colorado. The Fort Collins-Redflex partnership is one of the longest-running photo enforcement partnerships in the U.S.

Fort Collins has noted a 63 percent drop in broadside collisions at camera-controlled intersections over the course of the decade-old program. Fort Collins also saw a gradual decline in red light running violations between 2003-2006 at the city's original two REDFLEXred® intersections.

The Denver Post reported that, "during the 20-minute news conference, a van and a four-door sedan drove through red lights."

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