Bellingham will soon get to vote on red-light cameras.

The head of the nation's biggest traffic data company has an opinion on them.

Bryan Mistele said it's common knowledge in his industry that red-light cameras actually increase accidents rather than decrease them.

It's thought that red-light cameras increase rear-end accidents because drivers stomp on the brakes to avoid getting expensive tickets.

Vote "yes" on initiative 2011-01 to tell politicians that you don't want red light cameras or rear-end accidents.

Kingsley G. Morse Jr.

Bellingham