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Those sneaky red-light cameras installed at ten London intersections seem to be doing their job, new data from city hall suggests, helping reduce collisions with injuries or deaths by one-third and bringing in more than double what it costs to run the program.

Right-angle collisions at intersections city-wide have dropped by 26 per cent since cameras were first installed in 2017, and crashes that involved an injury or death were reduced by 34 per cent, staff said in a report headed to politicians next week.

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The program earned nearly $1 million last year, leaving city hall with $475,000 after administrative and other expenses were paid.

Shane Maguire, city hall’s manager of traffic control, was quick to point out the red-light cameras are just one part of a larger safety strategy in London, including efforts to lower speed limits and embrace principles of “Vision Zero,” with a goal of zero road deaths.