San Diego dropped most of their red light cameras in 2013, this article from the mayor talks about the perception issues: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2

San Diego dropped most of their red light cameras in 2013, this article from the mayor talks about the perception issues: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2013/02/01/san-diego-drops-red-light-cameras/ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2013/02/01/san-diego-dr... From what I recall, the real reason was that Lockheed owned and operated the cameras, took a cut of revenue, and was found to be changing the settings to issue more tickets.