The photo-enforcement program uses a close-up photograph of the license plate to identify cars that run red lights. Police then ticket the owner of the car, making the vehicle's owner responsible for the behavior of its driver.
"The administration is reviewing the issues, and we are trying to determine if there are any workable solutions," Terrel Harris, a spokesman for the Patrick administration's Public Safety Department, told the Daily. While Harris acknowledged that the installation of traffic cameras would create a number of logistical issues, he said that they would also provide "potential public safety and municipal revenue benefits."
According to Harris, no legislative action has been taken to allow for red-light photo enforcement.
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Police Department Chief Anthony Holloway both signed the letter to Patrick, which was circulated by Red Flex Traffic Systems, a camera vendor that is vying for Somerville's business.
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