Friday, August 10, 2007
Red Light Crackdown Could Snare Orlando Tourists
Reacting to a rash of accidents, Orlando police are installing cameras at 10 high risk intersections. Wendy Michaels thinks it's a good idea.
Most of the targeted intersections are well away from the tourist areas, but three are right around Universal Orlando. They are:
Conroy and Kirkman, just north of the park.
Kirkman and Vineland, at the northeast corner of UO property (behind Portofino Bay Hotel).
Kirkman and Major, which marks the eastern entrance to the park.
So slow down, save a life, avoid a ticket.
Wendy Michaels shook hands with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and appeared at the same news conference with top city leaders, but she would trade places with anyone not to be the center of this attention because Michaels nearly died when her car was T-boned in an intersection two years ago by a driver running a red light.
It was cases like Michaels' that prompted Orlando city leaders to move forward with installing cameras at the 10 intersections, and send car owners a ticket if the car is photographed running the red light.
Most of the targeted intersections are well away from the tourist areas, but three are right around Universal Orlando. They are:
Conroy and Kirkman, just north of the park.
Kirkman and Vineland, at the northeast corner of UO property (behind Portofino Bay Hotel).
Kirkman and Major, which marks the eastern entrance to the park.
So slow down, save a life, avoid a ticket.
Labels: hidden cameras, orlando, traffic, universal orlando
