If the government were intellectually honest about these cameras and increasing public safety, then they would not be used to issue tickets. They would only be used in case of an accident to re-construct the accident and determine who is at fault. The cameras should not be causing government to rake in extra money from catching someone who is a fraction of a second late getting through an intersection but did not cause an accident by doing so.
So if we’re all intellectually honest about this, we would see that the government is not being honest to us that safety is the key concern with these cameras. I would love to pass a law that would allow the cameras to stay but not use them to give people tickets. They should only be used to provide evidence if an accident happens.
This doesn’t surprise me. When I’m stuck at one of those things I speed up to make sure I’m out of the intersection in time. I usually driver more cautiously. But I’m afraid of an expensive ticket.
Sorry to not get back sooner. I was tied up on another thread. I agree with you exactly, but the cameras are enormously expensive and local governments absolutely depend on the revenues they generate to keep them in operation. Also, I think the gist of the post is that they are actually causing some of the wrecks.
You are right about the governments’ intellectual honesty as regards use of the cameras. Of course, also, there is no such thing as intelligent government.