Kamloops' red-light camera will now run 24/7

Red-light cameras across British Columbia will now operate at all times, up from the previous six hours a day.

These cameras are located at 140 high-crash intersections across the province, which includes one spot in Kamloops.

That spot is Fortune Drive and 8th Street, an intersection that averages 41 crashes and 20 injuries a year.

"For too long, cameras with a proven record of curbing red-light runners and the serious crashes they cause were not operating at full capacity," said Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety.

"Last year, we saw a record 350,000 crashes in B.C., with about 60% of them happening at intersections. The full activation of these cameras is overdue and an important step for safety on some of our busiest roadways."

The move was announced in September 2017 and the time since then has been spent updating service and data-transmission capacity for the cameras, as well as increasing staff.

It’s not just B.C. making this move, as every province west of Quebec is doing the same.

A red-light camera offence will occur when a vehicle enters an intersection after the signal light turns red.

The ticket, which doesn’t come with penalty points against your license, will go to the vehicle’s registered owner, no matter who is driving the car at the time.

On average, 11,000 crashes crashes happen at B.C.’s 140 Intersection Safety Camera program sites every year.