Red Light Cam in Austin, TX snapped 80+ Pictures in First Week

It took only 18 minutes for the camera at 11th and Interstate 35 to snap a potential red-light runner, according to information obtained by KXAN Austin News.

The camera, operated by a third-party company, was turned on at midnight, May 23rd. In just one week, it captured 80-plus images. Of those images, about 30 have been reviewed by the vendor and the Austin Police Department. Of those 30, only four violations have been mailed out.

KXAN Austin News issued a public information request for this data and the photographs the camera snapped last Friday.

If you run a red light, and the camera catches you, you could expect to see the ticket in the mail in about two weeks, the city says.

In the first 24 hours the camera was turned on, 15 photos were snapped. Those 15 photos then went to the third-party vendor that operates the camera.

The vendor looked at the photos, the city says, and determined eight of the 15 vehicles captured did not actually run the red light.

APD then looked at the seven remaining images and determined four more did not violate the red light.

Of the three left, only one citation was actually issued. The city spokesperson KXAN Austin News spoke with Friday said they are taking a closer look at those final two photos.

The city is still talking with its lawyers regarding our open records request to determine if the images can be released (??), and how.

Admin note: It doesn’t sound like these cameras are very discerning, does it? Lack of accuracy? Multiple officials needed to review pictures? Twelve out of fifteen motorists photographed didn’t really run the red light?? Bad system! And, of course the photos can be released!

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Speed Trap in Austin, TX on Hwy 183, east of IH-35

Yep! I was running an errand during my lunch hour, and almost got busted by Austin PD motorcycle cops — FOUR of ‘em! I saw the first one shooting his radar/lidar gun upstream and managed to slow down enough to be out of trouble. Just in front of me was a big Austin FD pump truck. The cop waved at them as they passed. I think the cop would have a hard time giving me a ticket when the firetruck was speeding along beside me. The other three cops were a little further down the road, lights-a-flashin’, writing out tickets.

Anyway, 45 minutes later, on my return trip I saw that they were still there.

If I had only had time to stop and set up my sign! It would’ve been GREAT! I’m still looking to set up my first SpeedTrapAhead station. Everything’s almost ready to go.

If YOU know of somewhere in Austin, TX where cops hang out and issue speeding tickets, please email us. Even if it’s somewhere outside of Austin, let us know that too! We’re wanting to make the speed trap map as comprehensive as possible.

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Co-worker gets speeding ticket during lunch!

Yep! It happens to just about everyone at some point or another. Just when you THINK you’re paying attention, an unexpected speed limit reduction hits you! This area of Martin Luther King Blvd. in Austin, TX has a very short stretch of school zone (20 mph). Yes, a lady I work with came back from lunch and told us about getting the ticket. According to my co-worker, the sign markings are NOT obvious, like they should be. She’s gonna go back later and check to see if the flashing lights are (were) operating at 2:30 p.m.

I’m gonna go by there soon and check things out, myself. Sounds like the perfect place to set up an STA (Speed Trap Ahead) station.

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Laws vary from state to state

I live in Lakeway, Texas. I have done alot of research about the laws that pertain to what I do. If you follow a few common sense rules, there will be no legal basis for any charges against you. But, that’s in Texas!Laws DO vary from state to state. So you’d better check out the laws in your state for yourself. In some cities/states, you CAN get in trouble for doing what I do.In the Links palette in the right column, there are links that direct you to some of the legal statutes in Texas.