Red-light cameras have nothing on New York drivers.
The loathed devices snagged far fewer drivers in 2012 than the prior year — a roughly 24 percent drop the city attributes to motorists’ knowing where the cameras lurk and fear of the $50 fines.
Last year, the city issued 668,709 red-light camera tickets, down from 880,922 in 2011, according to data obtained by The Post. Revenue from the violations dropped in tandem: $42.7 million last year, compared to $60.3 million in 2011.
“It’s because the red-light cameras work. We are getting the result we want — fewer people running red lights, fewer fatalities and less revenue,” a Bloomberg spokesman said.
The city instituted the red-light camera program in 1993 and increased the number of cameras from 100 to 150 in 2009.
The following year, the number of violations increased sharply, to more than 1 million, but it has been steadily declining ever since.
The Post last year reported the city was short-changing drivers by setting its time for yellow lights to 2.53 seconds, instead of the standard 3 seconds, resulting in more red-light camera tickets.
The city disputed those findings.