Article: Red-light cameras need green light first: Virginia Beach expects to have red-light cameras up this year. Which areas are next?

Byline: Kimball Payne

Apr. 12--For red-light runners, it's just a matter of time. Law enforcement officials across Hampton Roads are preparing for a new state law that will allow communities to catch traffic-light scofflaws on camera starting July 1. But a complex series of financial and political hurdles means that it could be months before drivers who run red lights also run the risk of being caught on film. As soon as the legislation passed in February, Newport News police officers started meeting with city attorneys and engineers to talk about the technology, according to Police Chief James D. Fox. "We're doing as much research as we can possibly do," ...

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