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Trans-Texas Corridor PING!
The TxDOT fixation with tollroads and selling road right-of-way to foreign investors is a reflection of our dufus Governor, Rick “good hair” Perry. Perry is only as slightly less obnoxious to conservatives/Republicans as our soon to be former incompetent and corrupt President, George the XLIII
If we didn’t redirect 1/3 of our gas tax to education we might have enough to repair our roads.
Houston Red Light Camera Report Undermines TxDOT Camera Study (via FR thread from 12/31/2008)
Study finds accidents doubled at Houston, Texas red light camera intersections undermining the conclusions of a statewide report.
Accidents more than doubled at the Houston, Texas intersections where red light cameras are installed, according to a study released Monday by Rice University and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). This result posed a dilemma for TTI and the city of Houston which had requested the study.
Houston Mayor Bill White was furious when he saw the report's draft text in August. He banned the document from publication and ordered a re-writing of the text that would reflect a more positive result. To accomplish this task, White was able to turn to the study's primary author, Rice University Urban Politics Professor Robert Stein.
Stein's wife, Marty, is employed by the city of Houston as a top aide to the mayor. Stein's newly revised report now concludes that "red light cameras are mitigating a general, more severe increase in collisions."
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Excellent! TxDoT needs to be put in it’s place!