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Shoppers at Woodfield Mall need no longer fear the prospect of being ticketed by ominous red light cameras any longer thanks to the work of Liberty Leader Brian Costin and the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition.

The Village recently took down red light cameras after hearing from many who were upset by excessive traffic fines–over $1 million in 6 months. Liberty Leader Brian Costin sent the village 9 studies arguing that red light cameras do not increase road safety, and pointed out only a single car accident occurred where the cameras stood (up from zero accidents the year before).

Steve Stanek of the Heartland’s Institute’s Budget & Tax News newspaper wrote about Brian’s work:

The village began writing tickets last November and by New Year’s Day had issued 7,000. About 98 percent were for right turns on red in which drivers slowed but did not stop before making the turn. The village stopped issuing right-on-red tickets after more than 10,000 had been issued.

“Right-on-red accidents are extremely rare,” Costin said. “Out of 3.6 million accidents in the United States in a year, only 10,000 to 20,000 are caused by right on red, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation study.”

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