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<br />6.1D <br />Page 7 <br /> <br />. The R WCPD initiated notification to the public of the installation of the camera through a press <br />release that was issued on February 14, 2008 to the Redwood City Daily News, the San Mateo <br />County Times, and the San Francisco Examiner. It was also distributed to television stations. <br /> <br />. The citation sent to the address of the registered vehicle owner contains the necessary <br />information as seen in Attachment 1, and an internet site URL with a personal password <br />allowing the vehicle owner to view the film clip of the violation. <br /> <br />. There is no public educational material on the RWCPD website related to the red light photo <br />enforcement program. <br /> <br />. In the initial six months of the photo enforcement red light traffic camera's (camera) operation, <br />the RWCPD confinned there were 527 red light violations issued, and only one collision on <br />eastbound Whipple Avenue. Prior to the camera installation, there was an average of six <br />accidents every six months from 2001 through 2005. <br /> <br />Conclusions <br /> <br />The 2008~2009 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury concludes ihat: <br /> <br />. The Redwood City City Council decision to install the camera on the eastbound direction of <br />Whipple Avenue was supported by data collected by the RWCPD. <br /> <br />. The RWCPD technically has complied with the California Vehicle Code by posting the required <br />photo enforcement signage at major entry points to Redwood City. However, drivers heading <br />eastbound on Whipple Avenue are not being warned that the intersection is monitored. <br /> <br />. The RWCPD provided sufficient notification to the public of the installation of the camera. <br /> <br />. In spite of the fact that drivers who violate the traffic light law are not stopped immediately after <br />the violation, the drivers are given clear evidence documenting the violation. <br /> <br />. The R WCPD does not provide on its web page a link providing general information to the <br />public about the red light photo enforcement program. Such information would be beneficial in <br />helping the public understand the-program. <br /> <br />. In the six months since the operation of the photo enforcement red light camera, the number of <br />collisions that occurred at the intersection of Whipple A venue and Veterans Boulevard has <br />decreased. <br /> <br />3 <br />