The District’s use of speed and red light cameras generated a record $55 million in revenue in fiscal 2011, and current numbers show the record will be shattered again. That’s proof, according to one traffic expert, that the cameras do nothing to deter speeders and are only a money-raising mechanism for governments.

John Townsend of AAA Mid-Atlantic said his group has seen an increase in the number of people being ticketed despite the attention the cameras are receiving.