Posted on 03/12/2008 6:42:23 PM PDT by blam
So, it's the money that matters. It always is!
Red-light Cameras Increase Revenues, Florida Researchers Find
Red-Light Cameras Increase Job Security for “Traffic Analysts,” Florida Researchers Find
Even I know that red-light cameras are about revenue enhancement, not public safety.
Can we do anything without the gov in our face anymore?
There now! I'm sure that was just a typo, so I fixed it for you. LOL ;o)
It'll probably be rejected by Pinellas Co too (where I live).
With no State Income tax, FLA has to create other ways of taxation ......... FRegards
Burn down the mission....
Away from the cities, red light and speeding cameras are better known as Targets of Opportunity for paintball throwers and pellet guns.
What do the communities that put them in care? They get more MONEY! Screw the people!
So what! They aren't there for traffic control. Their only purpose is to bring money in to the contractors with a little bit going into the political slush fund (city treasury). More accidents? Great for the lawyers who contribute to the greedy politicians.
After about six months of use, the city in which I live removed their cameras. Part of it was increasing citizen pressure and that fact that collisions increased, insurance rates for residents increased, and the city was threatened with a downgraded bond rating because of the cameras.
I was wondering what the presence of a camera could possibly have to do with the frequency of crashes . . .
Florida is hardly a fair test of anything.
On public roads? You wanna’ drag?!
If a motorist knows he can stop before an intersection, but has doubts about the car behind, should he proceed or not? It's safer to drive at speed into an intersection 0.1 second after the light goes red (and 1.9 before the opposing light goes green) than to be pushed into it some time later, even ignoring the damage to the rear bumper implied by the latter scenario.
The does remind me of something I've wondered, though: if a motorist enters an intersection after his light turns red, but before any opposing signal turns green, is the opposing signal delayed? If not, that would seem to constitute proof positive the installers of the systems are not interested in safety.
Incidentally, do any of those systems vary the fine based upon timing, presence of opposing traffic, or other such factors?
I don’t support red light cameras, but this actually surprises me. I would have thought crashes would be reduced.
Yes. In order for these cameras to be any good, the law must be changed so that the owner of the vehicle is liable for the traffic violation regardless who the driver is. It’s a pretty easy argument to say this is a violation of our rights. All we have to do is start complaining and get a large enough group of people making enough noise.
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