[FreedomCalls]

It's all about the revenue.

[aruanan]

Here’s what’s going to happen in virtually every state with electronic tolls: at some point they’re going to start sending out tickets to everyone who has gone between two toll stations in a time shorter than the speed limit will allow. The state will show some fine print somewhere that declares that accepting the speed pass (ha ha) constitutes an agreement to pay a fine for exceeding the speed limit between toll points. The states will attempt in one fell swoop to raise hundreds of millions of dollars.

[Fresh Wind]

President Hillary’s almost certain to resurrect the universally hated “double nickel” speed limit to fight Global Warming®. Of course, we are in such urgent danger that speed cameras will be necessary for enforcement, for the children, of course.

Revolution, anyone?

[Fresh Wind]

Suppose the speed cameras do their job and force 100% compliance with the speed limit. The camera revenue drops to zero. Of course, by then, the state has come to rely on that revenue stream.

Can anyone guess what happens next?

[Arrowhead1952]

.....TxDOT cited success of speed cameras in the UK, which generated £120 million (US $240 million) in revenue in 2003, and in Washington, DC, which has generated $217 million in revenue with its red light and speed cameras since 1999.

Texas highway speeder ping. This is just another way to get more revenue.