By Sharon Adarlo/The Star-Ledger
December 16, 2009, 6:00AM
Sharon Adarlo/The Star-Ledger
A newly installed red-light camera (seen here in as black box with a white flashlight) at a Newark intersection. The cameras go live today.
NEWARK -- Starting today, motorists could get a ticket for running a red light in this city, even if there isn’t a police officer nearby.
With the help of recently installed cameras, drivers will get a $85 fine in the mail if they run red lights at Broad and Market streets or Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard, two of the city’s busiest intersections, said city officials Tuesday at Military Park, from which there’s a clear view of the black box-shaped cameras. During a trial period that started on Nov. 16, about 3,000 drivers have been issued warning letters instead.
"This is an initiative that will make a safer city," said Mayor Cory Booker, who called it the first red light camera system in the state. "We will no longer tolerate a high number of vehicular and pedestrian accidents."
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