I have to concur with the other critics of speed cameras.  Any  
statistical
data generated by the DPS should be carefully examined and verified
before making conclusive statements.

I do agree speed does play a role in severity of accidents and it should
be considered a factor in decreased time for reaction, however
the bigger issue is the fact that people do not pay attention to the  
road
to begin with.

Some other statistics I have seen show that talking on the phone while
driving decreases the reaction time to levels of an intoxicated person.
The studies did not even mention dialing the phone.  Only talking and it
did not really matter if it was hands-free or not.

Also one may argue that putting cameras all over the place causes
people to pay more attention to spotting the cameras and less on driving
itself.  Which also is not the optimal for driving.

Just my 2 cents.


On Apr 2, 2009, at 10:11 AM, Eric Cope wrote:

> link to those statistics?
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com>  
> wrote:
> On 4/1/09, Bryan O'Neal <boneal@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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