Photo radar has NOTHING to do with safety and EVERYTHING to do with revenue enhancement.
The same goes for red light cameras and any other automated “law enforcement”.
Yet the powers that be and the police wonder why they are losing credibillity and respect from the public...
I’m surprised the public has not fought back with cans of black SPRAY PAINT over the lens.
The dog-shooting doesn't help, either.
Here’s what they are doing in the UK when it comes to their GATSO Speed Cameras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iprAsCibZtM
They “set them alight with an old tyre and some petrol”
If we had any guts, we’d be doing something similar.
I guess in Chicago, Blacks don’t drive!
I recall one story out of DC. One camera was generating $200K/year.
It’s “yellow” was set to 0.5 seconds.