Ten years ago, red-light cameras seemed to be everywhere, silent witnesses that tattled on drivers who blew through intersections when they should have stopped. There’s significant evidence that cameras reduce dangerous collisions where they are installed — and there’s no doubt the cameras, which can generate dozens of tickets a day, are big revenue producers for local governments.

But enthusiasm for the devices started to wane as people complained about being ticketed for infractions they didn’t commit, and speculated about whether the private firms contracted to operate the cameras were tinkering with timing to produce more tickets (and revenue). By 2019, local cities including Apopka, Groveland, Casselberry and Clermont had decided to deactivate their cameras. And some state lawmakers

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