As a walker of the Redmond streets, I can attest to the need to hold red-light runners accountable.

On several occasions, my wife and I, only due to our attentiveness to driver behavior, have avoided being sent to the hospital. Right-turn drivers feel a “free turn on red” means they do not have to be alert to pedestrians or bikers using the “walk” lights.

Human behavior changes slowly, three to five years, according to researchers in the area of human behavior. The red-light camera pilot program must be in effect for a longer time to determine if these drivers will yield to “fines” better than yielding to human suffering.

On a side note, I find it interesting to say the least, that initiative sponsor, Scott Harlan, has no compulsion to causing Redmond to spend $70,000-80,000 on a special election so the people can decide if they want law enforcement to do their job.

Dennis Anderson, Redmond