January 7, 2011 > Letter to the editor: Red Light Cameras Letter to the editor: Red Light Cameras Newark employs five red light cameras. In a 12 month period ending Oct. 31, 2010, the cameras spotted 10,776 violations. Of these 5.1% were for left turners and 5.1 % were for motorists going straight through the intersections. The remaining 9,671 (89.8%) were camera activations for right turners. The mandatory minimum fine for a right turn violation is the same as for a straight through or left turn: a whopping $476.00. When did low speed right turns become the bane of our society? The best example of "cameras gone wild" is at Cedar northbound at Mowry where 99.1% of camera flashes were for right turners. Roger L. Jones Fremont