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Originally Posted by LAFwUs
Not entirely correct.
Red light cameras have been shown to not be beneficial and many cities have/are dumping them.
They tend to cause more accidents as drivers either speed up to beat the camera or panic brake to avoid being caught on the red mid intersection. Both often result in more accidents.
They also have been proven to lead to manipulation (traffic light timing & tweeking cam perspective) by less than ethical traffic enforcement agencies, solely to increase city/county revenue, resulting in greater court burdens, lawsuits, etc.
In some cases where that hasn't happened, audits have discovered that they cost more than they bring in, as the back end support, maintenance & contracts associated with them are a substantial money drain.
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I am SOLIDLY in the camp FOR speed cameras and red light cameras. Someone in TV Town obviously does NOT want to pay for the necessary number of Police Officers needed. So, maybe cameras would be less costly and still be an improvement over the current speeding and reckless driving going on.
.........Plus TV Land is having MANY accidents and trips to the HOSPITAL and lost time are COSTLY.