ORLANDO, Fla. — WFTV has learned that just because certain intersections in Orlando have red light cameras right now doesn't mean they always will.
The city has recently started moving cameras from one intersection to another.
Jennifer Geske knows to take her time when she goes through certain intersections in Orlando.
"You don't enjoy getting a ticket, that's for sure, and it was my fault," said Geske.
Earlier this year, Orlando city workers removed seven cameras from intersections around the city, including Division Avenue and Kaley Street, and at South Street and Westmoreland Ave.
WFTV's Racquel Asa looked at reports and found that crashes at Kaley and Division dropped nearly 40 percent since 2008, and by 100 percent at South and Westmoreland.
"Where we see that kind of improvement, it just makes sense to take them out," said Mike Rhodes, of Orlando Code Enforcement.
The city will move those cameras to intersections where crashes are high and red light runners are known to break the law.
One intersection that won't be losing red light cameras for quite some time is the one at Conroy and Vineland roads. The city has three camera sets at the intersection. The number of crashes has only dropped 20 percent since the cameras were installed 4 years ago.
"We would like to see it taken out at some point, but that crash rate is high and the red light running rate is so high there, it's a dangerous intersection," said Rhodes.
Anthony Leyrer was caught twice by red light cameras.
He said removing the cameras will just make the intersections dangerous again.
"But as soon as you remove them, people are going to know, we all know they are there. So we are going to go right back to old behaviors," said Leyrer.
City officials said they will go back and analyze traffic data at the intersections where they removed the cameras to make sure crashes don't go back up.
They also said us they evaluate camera locations every year.