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Cities See Red In Red-Light Cameras

There's something about red-light cameras that irritates people. You'd think the use of these cameras would be a simple calculation. Do they work? Do they make intersections safer? Are they cost effective when you consider the citation revenue and the money paid to vendors who operate them?
Red-light cameras are automated systems that photograph cars running red lights. Tickets are issued based on the license plates in the photographs. Sound controversial? They sure are!Time and again I've seen an emotional aversion to the work of these robotic cops.Jeffery Larcade was arrested for "video voyeurism" for using a toilet hidden camera to film unsuspecting coworkers during their pee breaks. Yes, it seems that women aren't the only ones who can fall prey to a perverse person who enjoys watching people urinate. And that's showing itself again in some California communities.
The Newspaper.com, a ournal of the politics of driving,reports the city of Westminster put a referendum on the ballot asking voters to ban the use of red-light cameras. There are no red-light cameras in Westminster, located in Orange County, but the city council apparently wants to make sure they never arrive.
In San Bernardino County, the Grand Terrace City Council voted to terminate its contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, the Australian company in charge of issuing automated tickets. There, the justification seemed to be a simple cost-benefit analysis.The city of San Diego currently has red-light cameras at 15 intersections.Nike announced on Wednesday that for at least one game in during the upcoming football season, nine college football programs will be outfitted with their 2011 nike tn Combat uniform system, which was debuted by the University of Oregon in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. I recently reported that the City of Oceanside planned to double their allotment of red-light cameras after finding their existing cameras had have made intersections safer.

"There was an expectation that citation revenue would cover the cost of the program and provide some additional revenue for the city, which never came to fruition," wrote City Manager Betsy Adams. "This coupled with the increased workload the program created for the finance department and the sheriff's department is the fiscal reason for not extending the program.Shards of fly-speckled glass littered the place, and one piece the size and shape of a light head magnifying glass rested atop the stack of paper. He was looking at some old-timer's treasure trove of abandoned Batman comic books."But what do the people think? Voters in Anaheim, and other cities, have chosen to ban the use of red-light cameras. But a new survey done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that two-thirds of drivers in 14 big cities, with red light camera programs, support their use.