If a red light camera was only about safety, not revenue, then all fines generated would be given to local charities, not to government. If it was about safety and deterrence, then infractions would be treated the same as if an officer issued a ticket for running the red light. In each case the act of the red light runner is the same.
Red light cameras, in some instances, can cause accidents rather than prevent them as drivers slam on their brakes in fear of getting a ticket at a yellow light and end up inadvertently causing a rear-end collision. This is clearly just a money grab.
Clay News and Views should rerun the article it ran 6 months (?) ago which compared data from the 10 yrs prior to red light cameras vs the 10 yrs with them.
If a red light camera was only about safety, not revenue, then all fines generated would be given to local charities, not to government. If it was about safety and deterrence, then infractions would be treated the same as if an officer issued a ticket for running the red light. In each case the act of the red light runner is the same.
Red light cameras, in some instances, can cause accidents rather than prevent them as drivers slam on their brakes in fear of getting a ticket at a yellow light and end up inadvertently causing a rear-end collision. This is clearly just a money grab.
Clay News and Views should rerun the article it ran 6 months (?) ago which compared data from the 10 yrs prior to red light cameras vs the 10 yrs with them.