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By Lucas Sullivan, Staff Writer Updated 9:08 AM Wednesday, February 9, 2011

DAYTON — City officials are forging ahead with plans to add photo speed enforcement cameras near 10 of the city’s most dangerous accident areas for automobile travelers.

The automated cameras likely will be installed by late April or early May, and drivers will be given a 30-day grace period before $85 fines will be levied.

The city will keep $55 of that civil fine, the rest goes to the camera company Redflex, based in Culver City, Calif. Redflex is paying to install the equipment, police Chief Richard Biehl said.

“The city’s experience with red light cameras is that they reduce accidents,” Biehl said. “The enforcement of the ordinance does generate revenue, but this is not the intent, but rather part of the means of changing behavior.”

Biehl said the cameras also help him better deploy his dwindling patrol staff across the city to better serve residents.

The fines levied are civil and are not subject to criminal charges.

Commissioners unanimously approved the cameras and speed sensors last year. City officials will not release the speed threshold that warrants a citation.

The city collected less than $300,000 last year from red light camera fines. The city has collected a little more than half of the total red light fines issued since 2003.

City Manager Tim Riordan last summer said the most frequent offenders who didn’t pay would be taken to court to settle their debts.