Question of the Week: What's Your Take on Red Light Cameras?

The National Coalition for Safe Roads has released the results of a survey showing 77 percent of New Jersey residents polled support the use or red light cameras.

Out of the 600 drivers surveyed, more than half said they drive more carefully when they know an intersection is monitored, according to the Asbury Park Press.

The Eatontown Borough Council that would allow the borough to enter into a contract with a company to install and monitor still and video cameras at key intersections. The installation of the cameras is supported by the Eatontown Police Department, whose chief

Brick Township is one of 17 New Jersey municipalities that has installed red light cameras as part of a pilot program examining their effectiveness – a process that could lead to the cameras' legalization statewide. Two intersections are currently monitored there, and Brick Patch reported last month that .

Some New Jersey communities participating in the red light camera pilot program have seen dramatic decreases in accidents at intersections with cameras, according to the articl. But some who advocate against red light cameras say they don't do much to increase safety, and claim the recent NCSR survey is flawed because it was funded by camera manufacturers.

What do you think about red light cameras? Do you think more towns should use them?