If they really wanted to stop people from running red lights, then they should force offenders to attend Texans games.
He should not lie and have said "This is at least 90% revenue-collection driven".
Hang on for your first speeding ticket where you are caught by a radar installation and a photo of your license plate is taken...
Bold text is my addition. Sometimes, you need to read between the lines. :-)
We got the Cameras turned off, at least temporarily, here in a couple of towns in NC. Occasionally, the good guys win one.
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Instead of this BS, COH (city of houston) should put up Cameras all over Southwest Houston...since 2 to 3 people are killed in that area each week...would do more public good.
But, as many have posted within this forum, it's all about the money.
More revenue-generating activities by local gooberments.
Get ready for a lot of rear-end fender benders, Houston. It's the only thing to actually come out of these cameras.
If this is set up the way it is in other towns, you do not need to be caught rolling across the stop line.
Stopping with your front bumper over the line is sufficient for a "ran the red light" photo ticket.
Sounds like the civil crime is imposed against the car, not the driver- this is a key in civil forfeiture laws, the $5000 taken away from you is "charged" with being involved in a crime.
This might make sense for a jackal revenooer in a one light town in the middle of a major state road. This makes NO long term sense for a city like Houston.
Many downtowns have trouble attracting people. This is one more disincentive to GO downtown. Way to drive people out to suburban strip malls!
A little spray paint on some lens should do the trick.
An easy way to get rid of the cameras is to stop going to the businesses which surround the cameras. It will be a short time until they are pulled.
Well, I just don't like to go downtown, that area ( with the cameras) in particular, because it's risky. I might accidentally get a ticket.
See, a LOT of these Camera's intersections have shortened yellow/red periods...that's a "revenue enhancer"!
If you find a discrepancy, document it by video and pictures, and find a GOOD lawyer to do a RICO/Class Action lawsuit based on tickets given out using these fraudulent methods!
Oh, and make LOTS of copies of the evidence, and maybe a website for it too....never trust the Gub'Mint!
When will the cameras be rigged to nab those making illegal turns? Or catch cars that are following too closely? Or turn on whenever you exceed the speed limit? Or catch cars that fail to signal before lane changes? Seems like all of those things would add to overall traffic safety too.