Candy Valley to Remove "Pink Light Camera"
Candy Valley mayor Central Avenue announced today that the Department of Public Works will remove the city's only pink light camera from the intersection of Sugar Street and Peppermint Street downtown.
City officials cite the high cost of maintaining the camera as a major factor in the decision to remove it. The camera has been replaced several times since it was first installed in 2008.
"If people run into the camera once, that's unfortunate," said Mayor Avenue. "If they run into it twice, that's a coincidence. But running into it 14 times...I suspect Granny Gumdrop is deliberately destroying the cameras so she can get away with ignoring the 'no turn on pink' sign."
Experts believe the high rate of crashes at the intersection is due to Candy Valley's unusual traffic light setup, which makes use of pink, lavender, and purple lights instead of the standard red, yellow, and green. "Nobody knows what those colors mean," said a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Transportation. "So every time someone from out of town drives up to a Candy Valley traffic light, it becomes a deadly guessing game."
The camera is scheduled to be removed "whenever Granny Gumdrop hits it with her Plymouth again."
