Even I know that red-light cameras are about revenue enhancement, not public safety.
So, it's the money that matters. It always is!
Red-light Cameras Increase Revenues, 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?
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
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 . . .
I don’t support red light cameras, but this actually surprises me. I would have thought crashes would be reduced.
I just got my citation in the mail yesterday for running a red light flanked by cameras. $100.
I ran a red light the other day.
I was driving past a school on an unfamiliar road. Immediately prior to the intersection was a designated crossing for the school - designated by a huge crossbar festooned with blinking yellow lights hanging across the road.
I spotted this a couple hundred yards ahead, mentally classified it as a distraction and unconsciously filtered it out.
So when the traffic light behind and inline with it went yellow, that got filtered as part of the crossbar and I never saw it until it turned red - which with reaction and comprehension time was too late.
This dangerous situation would clearly have been prevented with a shorter yellow and an expensive camera. /sarc
This data is suspect to me. In Dallas,Tx the number of side impact accidents has dropped 70% in two years - where there are cameras. I think cameras are a great tool of law enforcement. We have no problem using aerial robots and spy satellites to catch terror suspects, why should we have a problem stopping red light runners with a camera?
Whether this is true or not (there are other studies that show the opposite), red light cameras are on their way in — not out. They bring in revenue.