ronpaulvoter
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Are you aware that traffic enforcement cameras are designed primarily to steal people's money rather than enhance safety?
Did you know that the yellow on many intersections on major highways is set at the minimum legal limit of three seconds--inadequate most of the time?
Did you know that cameras cause more accidents than they prevent?
Would you like to abolish any of these?
Do you have many cameras in your neighborhood?
Have you received any (or many) tickets from cameras?
Are you aware that traffic enforcement cameras are designed primarily to steal people's money rather than enhance safety?
Did you know that the yellow on many intersections on major highways is set at the minimum legal limit of three seconds--inadequate most of the time?
Did you know that cameras cause more accidents than they prevent?
Would you like to abolish any of these?
Do you have many cameras in your neighborhood?
Have you received any (or many) tickets from cameras?
Easy way to avoid tickets given because of traffic cameras. Don't break the law.
Are you aware that traffic enforcement cameras are designed primarily to steal people's money rather than enhance safety?
Did you know that the yellow on many intersections on major highways is set at the minimum legal limit of three seconds--inadequate most of the time?
Did you know that cameras cause more accidents than they prevent?
Would you like to abolish any of these?
Do you have many cameras in your neighborhood?
Have you received any (or many) tickets from cameras?
Way too complicated. We must abolish the law and do away with cameras.
Wait... you mean "down with personal responsibility"? :2razz:
How about keep the cameras, but only for use as evidence when a car has been pulled over by a human police officer. None of this get your ticket in the mail business.
I do indeed. I am not responsible for ensuring I don't break the law. The law is responsible for ensuring I don't break the law. Wait.... I'm mixed up like a Trekkie at a Star Wars convention.
How do they cause more accidents than they prevent?
People getting scared when they see the flashing light?
People slamming on their brakes to avoid running through the light?
I could see that. Is there evidence to support it or is this just a theory?
Easy way to avoid tickets given because of traffic cameras. Don't break the law.
There's an established precedent of corrupt local governments manipulating the traffic control devices, in order to trick motorists into breaking the law who otherwise would not. Best-known and most obvious is the practice of shortening the yellow-light duration at intersections where red-light cameras are installed.
So, I suppose that means that the standard, "red means stop, green means go, yellow means go very fast" mindset would need to change. If you go through a red light, you get a ticket. A good rule of thumb with this issue would be to slow down when you see a yellow, not speed up.
Thing is though, if it is actually a safety hazard to have people running (or even barely missing the light), simply parking an empty cruiser by the intersection would do way more for safety, and no one needs to get a ticket.
It would accomplish the same thing. People see the camera and slow down... people see the cruiser and slow down.
Difference is that an empty cruiser doesn't hand out tickets and you can sporadically place a live officer in the car to keep things lively.
Honestly, I'm almost in favor of getting rid of controlled intersections all together.
In Malta nearly every intersection is a simple rotary, no lights or stop sights. Traffic flows much better and there isn't any need to have a ticket camera.
Naturally they installed speeding ticket cameras on their equivalent of freeways though.
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