how do you spell $revenue$ - photo red light traffic cameras Original Article Aug 22, 3:11 AM EDT Mesa police want to up the number of red-light cameras PHOENIX (AP) -- Hoping to discourage speeders and red-light runners, Mesa police plan to ask officials this week to nearly double the number of red-light cameras on city streets. The request will come after two pedestrians and a motorcyclist died in two accidents on Mesa's roads Thursday. Forty-seven people have died in traffic crashes since Jan. 1, eclipsing the previous record of 39 in 1996. The most recent victims were a motorcyclist who was driving erratically and two elderly women who were crossing a street in mid-block and were hit by a car. Police will ask the City Council to up the number of red-light cameras from 17 to 30.