Camera vote set for tonight

The Costa Mesa City Council will vote on whether to install red light cameras at four new intersections throughout the city at tonight’s meeting.

Data from the four existing photo-enforced intersections in Costa Mesa shows that they don’t make or lose any money for the city. They have also been statistically shown to cause more accidents; however, they reduce the number of injuries sustained during the accidents. City officials attribute the increase in accidents to people stopping suddenly to avoid getting tickets, and subsequently being rear-ended.

More dangerous broadside collisions are less prevalent because of the technology, statistics show.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m.

ALAN BLANK may be reached at (714) 966-4623 or at alan.blank@latimes.com.