OT: Speed Cams

[Eric Cope]

link to those statistics?

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:

> On 4/1/09, Bryan O'Neal <boneal at cornerstonehome.com> wrote:
> > I have no issue with red-light cameras, if they provide a yellow light of
> > adequate length to safely stop after noticing the light change, say 5 or
> 6
> > seconds.  As for the speed cameras, well, I am agenst speed limits and
> > believe it should be safe and prudent as seen by an officer and confirmed
> by
> > a judge. As for the cameras in particular, no one has been able to make
> > public a report showing they do anything other then annoy drivers.
> Accidents
> > have not gone down ...
>
> Photo radar saves lives.  Period.
>
> According to the Arizona State Department of Public Safety, because of
> photo
> radar, crashes are down by 12%, injuries have been cut by 17%, and fatality
> collisions are down by 29% on Phoenix-area highways.
>
> No clear-thinking person would want to eliminate photo radar simply because
> of their personal desire to want to disregard and disobey highway speed
> laws.
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