Who will hold the Nannyists to account?
They should be made to pay the entire increased cost of these accidents from directly out of their pockets.
“A new Virginia Department of Transportation study shows accidents increased by nearly a third where red light cameras were used.”
LOL,Big Brother must be making the sheeple nervous....
Raking in the cash and acclimating us to Big Brother.
I saw something about an incident at a parade in NYC. I’m not sure when this happened, but one of the cable news channels showed it. The cops didn’t respond as they should have, so from now on, every parade (public gathering?) will have overhead cameras, helicopters, and more police. It seems like every opportunity the Stalinists have, they jump on it. In my opinion.
The purpose of the cameras is to raise funds, not safety. Mr. Peduto, a democrat councilman from Pittsburhg, proposed them here for the city last year, and the promised increase in revenue was the whole purpose of it.
The politicians are willing to sacrifice some degree of safety to get more money.
That intersection has more than half the traffic flow of all intersections with the lights. It is down.
Now, very carefully ~ read between the lines ~ pedestrian deaths are _____?
Did they mention that? Hmmm. Bet they didn't.
The accidents are caused by global warming. Or maybe it’s rap music...
I've read articles that these cameras are owned and programmed by Lockheed, and that the cities only get a few pennies on the dollar of the fees, so the stupid cities are sticking it to their citizens and shipping all the money to California. Several towns have had to refund fines, because the traffic signals were programmed to change so fast, these is no possible way to get through the intersection once it "flicked" on yellow.
Another alternative is to buy one of those license plate covers that distorts your license # so the camera can't read it. I'm seeing more of them around.
Mayor Manhood (Columbus) has started installing cameras. The obligatory report regarding a lowering of accidents has already appeared in the local paper.
With study like this in hand then someone who gets in an accident can start a really nifty lawsuit against the state.
The worst part for me is that I own both our cars and my husband has just gone wild with a red light ticket plus several toll road violations because we didn’t realize our stickers weren’t current. Of course, everything went in my name and I haven’t had a ticket of any kind for years.
Thanks for posting this. With all the uproar over the outrageous "civil remedial fees" for driving infractions, I didn't hear that the legislature also sneakily reauthorized the use of those ridiculous red-light cameras.
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these gummit people will get us killed......
When I learned how to read ... I learned.
Now, I read automatically. I even find myself scanning a little ahead to find or keep the flow of my reading 'voice' in my head.
If there was a reading police subliminally tapping my subconscious and correcting what hasn't been strictly taught, I'd perhaps lose the love of reading and read slower, with less comprehension and re-call.
I drive a big truck, and the most enjoyable time for me is between 12 midnight and 5 AM. Why? The only ones on the road are other big truck drivers all synched with each other by their experience and 'love for the road' (translation ... we make pretty damned good money)
Our problems come not from each other, but by the 4 wheelers (cars) that start to show up at morning rush hour.
Instead of pedal to the metal, jabbering on the CB and otherwise occupying the 90% of our brains not driving, we flip flop and use 90% of our brains trying not to kill stupid drivers.
Once it becomes known and common that there is a red-eye (sometimes white) 'cop' at a light .. an additional factor is thrown into the mix and driving is no longer fun and the result of a 'learned' skill. It becomes a task that one needs to be constantly checking and re-checking to see if the t's are crossed and i's dotted.
I love to read and I love to drive ... and I don't like intrusions into my stream of conciousness.
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