New poll: Missourians support red-light cameras

A new poll in Missouri on red-light cameras has two noteworthy findings:

-- 66 percent support the use of red-light cameras.

-- 68 percent support having cities continue to use the cameras.

The poll was made public Wednesday at the Missouri Senate Transportation Committee.

Disclaimer: The poll was paid for by American Traffic Solutions, which says it’s a "leading red-light camera vendor, including in Kansas City, St. Louis and several other major cities."

Still, the findings came from the office of respected pollster Neil Newhouse.

And they back up the general feeling that the public wants lawbreakers to be caught with the cameras, as long as the law is fairly applied and cities don’t try to trap motorists just to collect more revenue.