The Lafayette City-Parish Council will consider on Tuesday an ordinance that would amend the SafeLight violation for turning right at a red light. Currently, the ordinance specifies a civil penalty of $125 — the same as running a red light. The current ordinance also does not distinguish between stopping at a red light and then turning right, which state law allows, and approaching a red light and turning right without stopping. City-Parish President Joey Durel wants to change that.
According to the proposed ordinance, the violation for turning right at a red light without stopping would be lowered to $50; motorists who stop at a red light and then turn right would face no penalty.
The council is also expected to discuss voting to override some or all of Durel’s vetoes to the budget finalized two weeks ago. Durel amended the budget by about $740,000; he cut roughly $1.14 million, killing park improvements, traffic calming and a fire department pay raise, and reinstated $395,000 to install GPS tracking on LCG vehicles. Durel indicated in his veto statement that he will accept whatever decision the council makes on his vetoes.
... written by Resident , October 19, 2009 - 06:44 pm
Throw the people a bone while some out-of-state company continues to pilfer millions of dollars from our pockets.
... written by RedRunner , October 19, 2009 - 07:47 pm
Joey's mailbox must stay full of Right Turn tickets. Time to bend the rules of the road.
... written by Southside , October 19, 2009 - 08:12 pm
Don't do it Joey. Keep Redflex in business. If the Red Light runners aren't coming to a complete stop as defined by LA law, then let them pay!.
For Resident....if Redflex is pilfering millions of dollars, then what about Walmart, Target, Sears, Old Navy, Home Depot, Lowe's, any of the corporate-own restaurants, etc, etc, etc. Not a very good excuse in my opinion...
... written by northsidian , October 20, 2009 - 12:21 am
Mr. Southside, your comment doesn't even make sense. We are talking government here my boy! Like the prime time Republican saleman for redflex who has connections with the present REPUBLICAN administration. We are not all mushrooms as the NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN would say!
... written by Resident , October 20, 2009 - 12:54 pm
Are WalMart and Target policing the streets and sending you tickets in the mail? I'm not required by law to pay Sears and Home Depot.
You use a false analogy. Look, I'm fine with the idea of cameras at traffic intersections and I think it does encourage safer driving. But I hate the fact that half of the money collected in fines (more than a million dollars in one year so far) goes to a private out-of-state company. If this were a program set up and operated wholly within Lafayette, that would be great. I haven't heard any reason why it couldn't be.
... written by Reedeaux , October 20, 2009 - 01:14 pm
Ok, so what about all the folks who've already paid the $125 fine? Are they going to see a $75 refund check come to them in the mail? Since Redflex already has their addresses it seems like it should be easy.
... written by northsidian , October 20, 2009 - 09:13 pm
Redflex is not only an out of state company it is an out of country company! (Austrailian) The salesman is a big time Republician Operative!! That's why we pay excessive taxes, so someone in the CLICK can make MO-MONEY, MO-MONEY. It has been like this for ages. That is why this city, state, and country are on the downhill slide!! VOTE NO FOR ALL TAX INCREASES!!!!!!
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 21, 2009 - 08:36 pm
TONE IT DOWN !!!!!
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 23, 2009 - 06:18 am
EVERYONE KNOWS FINES/TICKET VIOLATIONS CAN BE FIXED LONG AS YA GOT CONNECTIONS !! WAS AH TIME AH DWI ,LOST YER DRIVEING PRIVILEGE.LATELY MADD MOTHERS ARE AS RARE AS 20 YEAR OLD VIRGINS , NONE HEAH, DAS FO SHORE, ELSE DA MIRE DA POSTER BOY FOR DRUNK CONNISEWERS COUILLIONS BE HUNG AT PARC PLACE BY HIS SKULLET, AHN LEFT TA DRY-OUT!!
... written by Southside , October 24, 2009 - 01:55 am
Resident, we may be talking about a government, but thats not what you stated in your comment. Here is your quote:
written by Resident , October 19, 2009 Throw the people a bone while some out-of-state company continues to pilfer millions of dollars from our pockets
Perhaps say what you mean would have described your opinion better?
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The Lafayette City-Parish Council will consider on Tuesday an ordinance that would amend the SafeLight violation for turning right at a red light. Currently, the ordinance specifies a civil penalty of $125 — the same as running a red light. The current ordinance also does not distinguish between stopping at a red light and then turning right, which state law allows, and approaching a red light and turning right without stopping. City-Parish President Joey Durel wants to change that.
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