Orange County’s red light camera program ticketed nearly 80,000 drivers in a single year, generating over $9.4 million in revenue. This automated enforcement system distributes funds between the county–for camera maintenance and traffic projects–and the state of Florida. While officials claim a 36% reduction in crashes at targeted intersections since 2013, the program operates more like a revenue machine than a public safety initiative. Citizen complaints about short yellow light intervals suggest the system may be optimized to catch drivers in a bind rather than to genuinely improve traffic flow. The expansion of similar programs in neighboring jurisdictions points to a growing reliance on surveillance for municipal funding.