Posted by Mike Riopell on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 13:26

Sen. Dan Duffy's plans to keep traffic-light cameras from busting you when you don’t come to a complete stop for a right-on-red turn have stalled so far this year.

Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, says he still gets lots of calls and emails about it, and, on paper, he’s secured some big-name Democratic supporters.

One of his Democratic supporters is Sen. Martin Sandoval, chair of the Senate committee Duffy’s plan would have to go through.

Duffy says Sandoval has promised him a vote.

“So I take him at his word,” Duffy said. “He’s been very honest with me and with everyone else.”

But there’s a big potential problem for Duffy: Senate President John Cullerton, who largely can run the show in the chamber, was the driving force behind reforms to the red-light cameras system last year.

Duffy was a critic, often arguing the cameras should be eliminated completely.

Cullerton fought back, though, by showing video in a public hearing that showed Duffy getting a ticket for rolling through a red light while making a right turn.

That spat has never really been resolved, and Duffy says that could be part of what’s holding his proposal up.

What do you think: Should you be ticketed by a camera for not stopping completely before a right-on-red turn?