NEWARK, N.J.—Motorists rejoicing over decisions to discontinue unpopular red-light camera programs don’t have to drive too far for a buzzkill.
The number of red-light cameras nationwide is falling because of opposition from lawmakers and average Joes—but the use of cameras to catch speeders is slowly rising, potentially signaling a new battleground.
The number of U.S. communities using red-light cameras has fallen 13 percent, to 469, since the end of 2012, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization funded by the insurance industry. That includes the 24 towns in New Jersey that participated in a pilot program that ended this month with no pending legislation to revive it.
The number of U.S. communities using red-light cameras has fallen 13 percent.
