From Downtown Vancouver to Kelowna and Kamloops, red-light intersections at high crash intersections will now work round the clock.
The red-light cameras will now operating 24/7 — up from six hours a day — to help reduce deaths and serious injuries on the province’s roads, province announced today.
In B.C., 60 per cent of all crashes occur at intersections. Intersection crashes are often the most serious, because they may involve head-on and side-impact collisions.
“Last year, we saw a record 350,000 crashes in B.C., with about 60% of them happening at intersections. The full activation of these cameras is overdue and an important step for safety on some of our busiest roadways.”
While some locations have been operating at 24/7 since November 2017, with all locations will be fully activated by the end of July 2018.
In B.C., a red-light camera offence occurs when a vehicle enters an intersection after the signal light turns red. The vehicle’s registered owner is responsible for the ticket even if they are not driving, but does not receive penalty points on their licence.
In March 2018, the ministry announced plans to add technology at certain key points to ticket the fastest drivers passing through those intersections on red, yellow or green lights. The province is now analysing crash and speed data to determine which locations will receive this technology.
