The new cameras are both on Aramingo Avenue in the Northeast, one at York Street and the other at Castor Avenue.
Technician Tom Pace was making last minute adjustments to the new red light cameras at Aramingo and York.
New Year's Day that camera and cameras at Aramingo and Castor will be switched on. Many applaud the move.
"I grew up here I have seen many accidents on this corner. I actually saw someone get hit one time," said Patrice Malkowski.
"The one up on Castor is definitely a death trap," said Benny Ventimiglia.
There will be a kind of honeymoon for the first 60 days. Violators will only get a warning, but come March a snapshot like will come with a $100 fine.
Philadelphia now has 19 intersections with cameras including a pair around City Hall.
Last year, a whopping $11 Million in fines collected.
Supporters say the camera's are changing how we drive. In 2005 cameras at Grant and the Boulevard recorded more than 4,000 red light runners a month that number now cut by 90%.
So red light cameras generate lots of money and they can change human behavior, but do they make driving safer are there fewer accidents?
Some national studies found while there is usually a drop in right angle or t-bone accidents, there is often a spike in rear end collisions as drivers stop short.
But here in Philadelphia a different finding says Chris Vogler of the Parking Authority.
"In Philadelphia the amount of right angle T-bone crashes has gone down approximately 40%," said Chris Vogler of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
But unlike other cities, Vogler says no increase in other accidents.
"What we found is that rear end crashes have more or less stayed the same," said Vogler.
Why? Vogler is not sure. He thinks it may have to do with the conspicuous warning signs telling drivers of the cameras. Something other jurisdictions don't always do.
