By Greg Fry

Red-light cameras activated across B.C., including Kamloops

Aug 7, 2018 | 1:50 PM

KAMLOOPS — The provincial government is doing what it can to put the brakes on speeders at crash-prone intersections.

Victoria has activated red-light cameras across B.C. – including in Kamloops.

The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General says the cameras have been installed at 140 high-crash intersections and are now operating at all times – up from six hours a day – to help reduce deaths and serious crashes.

One of the cameras is located at the intersection of Fortune Drive and 8th Street in Kamloops, a spot the Province says averages 41 crashes a year and an annual average of 20 injuries.

“For too long, cameras with a proven record of curbing red-light runners and the serious crashes they cause were not operating at full capacity,” says Minister Mike Farnworth. “Last year we saw a record 350,000 crashes in B.C., with about 60 per cent 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.”

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The Province says installation of the cameras is consistent with international jurisdictions and every province west of Quebec.

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.