CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte is no longer considering bringing back the red light camera program, for now.

Monday night during the city's council meeting, several coucilmembers said they were against the idea, but weren't ready to end the discussion.

Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones said he didn't recommend the program at this time. Councilmember Braxton Winston said there should be more creative ways to impact driver behaviour without criminalizing people.

Now you may remember, the city did have red light and speed cameras from 1998 to 2006, but there was a financial downside.

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A court ruling found that 90 percent of the proceeds from the cameras had to be given to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, putting the city into a major financial bind.

Charlotte has a problem with deadly car crashes.

Last year, 74 people were killed. That's up more than 30 percent from the year before.

The city is considering a national transportation initiative called Vision Zero to reduce the number of traffic incidents. CMPD plans to step up patrols. 

Spectrum News did speak with Raleigh about what they've seen since adding cameras. Citations have earned nearly a million dollars for the school district, but safety results are mixed.

While T-bone crashes are down about 50 percent, rear end crashes, which are usually less severe, were actually up about 30 percent.