Community Chat

[Surfnturf]

Has your state installed a lot of these? Ours has. They were supposedly going to install them only in the vicinity of schools, and work areas, but they are going up everywhere, even on busy commuter routes. No, I have not received a camera ticket violation, but my DH, who is out on the streets all day long, has. I feel they have gone overboard with installations because they provide an easy windfall of cash. How do you feel about the proliferation of these cash cows?

[MomOf4]

If they slow down speeders and red light runners, I'm all for them.

[DoneTryin]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

I don't know if we have a "lot" of them around here, but I can tell you that something needs to help control some of the really stupid drivers who just automatically drive 15-20 miles over the posted limit.

[stevieb]

They're more a revenue source than anything else... Some of the locations I've seen them have nothing to do with pedestrian safety and everything to do with areas where they anticipate drivers will be less vigilant.

[Mama Mia]

From what is saw (David Muir) they are inacurate most of the time and get the wrong car.

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[sidsmom]

Put MORE up! And yes, I've gotten one...a Sunday morning, no traffic, red light, right hand turn...I didn't come to a complete stop before turning into a side street. $75 later, I could've been posting about this 'cash cow', but it did it's job twice...fined me AND taught me to come to a complete stop before making right-hand turns. Lesson learned, yes?

[Surfnturf]

On 11/6/2014 stevieb said:

They're more a revenue source than anything else... Some of the locations I've seen them have nothing to do with pedestrian safety and everything to do with areas where they anticipate drivers will be less vigilant.

You are exactly right, Stevie. They've now installed them on busy commuter routes. If memory serves me correctly, you and I live in the same area. If everyone did the speed limit on commuter routes, rush hour would last til very late in the evening.

[JustJazzmom]

They are a hidden tax revenue raiser and as far as I am concerned, the legislators who voted for them to be installed, I will cast my vote for the opposite person when their term is up!

They were rolled out w/o doing the proper thing here-- adequate signage and flashing lights.

[RoughDraft]

Yes, we do have a lot of them in my city. They have certainly cut back on fatal accidents on our major roads/avenues.

[sidsmom]

You DO realize 'rush hour' is evening time, as well?