Bull. If safety was important, there would be no red-light cameras. It would be up to the good judgement of our citizenry as to whether it is safer to stop at the light... or continue driving to avoid a rear-end collision.
With red-light cameras, the choice is gone. One MUST stop or one is in violation of the law. If stopping results in a rear-end collision, well... you no longer have the choice to avoid it.
(snip)At the heart of the discussions taking place in city councils and county commissions is tension between the twin benefits that were touted when local governments began installing cameras about a decade and a half ago. Officials were promised that the cameras — which take snapshots of busy intersections, capturing the license plates of any cars that are running the light — would simultaneously save lives and generate millions of dollars in extra fines.(snip)
I agree with you, but I was commenting on the article. Read (smip).