Crackdown on Auckland’s red light runners expands with eight new cameras

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Footage apparently shows a large truck running a red light in south Auckland's Otahuhu.

New red light cameras are now live at risky intersections in an effort to crackdown on dangerous driving.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff said stringent enforcement against running red lights was needed to save lives.

'We need to enforce road safety, and last year when we increased enforcement on red light running through safety cameras, we made real progress,” he said.

Four more red light safety cameras are live at high-risk intersections in Auckland, following the first four installed in recent weeks.

'We are trying to stop people behaving dangerously, not to raise revenue, and that's why we're advertising where the red-light cameras are.”

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A Stuff investigation in 2018 found Auckland Transport’s existing red light cameras had not worked for years.

Following this six cameras were switched on and a another six were added later in the year.

New Zealand Police district commander Naila Hassan said the cameras were a step to ensuring people compiled with basic road rules.

Between 2014 and 2018 there were 83 fatalities and serious injuries due to drivers running red lights in Auckland.