Red-Light Camera Enforcement & Intersection Safety Program

Pursuant to the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act of 2010, the owner of a motor vehicle is liable for payment of a minimum civil penalty of $158.00 if the owner's vehicle runs a red light at an intersection equipped with a traffic infraction detector. The City of Miami Springs red-light cameras began recording video and capturing images of red-light runners at designated intersections throughout the City since the program commenced on January 9th, 2012.

Cameras operate 24-hours a day, record video, and capture images of every vehicle running a red light at the intersection. Warning signs alerting drivers to the red-light cameras precede each intersection where red light cameras are located and were installed prior to the system becoming operational.

Road safety programs have a proven track record across Florida and the U.S. in reducing the number of crashes and injuries caused by red-light running. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 14,321 red-light running crashes in Florida. Those crashes took the lives of 97 people. Across the United States, red-light runners killed an average of 885 people and injured 165,000 each year for the past decade. Through its road safety camera agreement with Verra Mobility, Miami Springs is one of 338 communities across the nation using this life-saving technology. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found red-light safety cameras in 79 large U.S. cities saved 1300 lives through 2014. Fatal red-light-running crashes go up 30 percent in cities that have shut down their red light camera programs.

The program is administered by Verra Mobility with each violation reviewed and approved by Miami Springs Police Department personnel prior to being issued.