All Hail the Almighty Dollar, Red Light Cameras Options

[Cutrara]

I'm not against red light cameras. In fact, I think they're a good idea. What could be bad about reducing thousands of accidents a year? In the eyes of Dallas officials eyes, reducing millions of dollars in fine revenue a year.

"Faced with data showing that drivers pay attention to cameras at intersections — resulting in fewer ticketable violations and ever-shrinking revenue from fines — municipalities across the country are reconsidering red light cameras, which often work too well."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23710970

Just goes to show how the world is driven by the bottom line.

[forkee]

am i the only one here that backs up our rules of the road??

if everyone was free to do whatever the hell they wanted, im sure the death toll would be tenfold. freedom is an idea. there is no place anywhere that will ever have 100% freedom for everyone. if i wanted to kick you, i would be eliminating your freedom of being in a kick free world.

all road signs are a guide AND not just a suggestion. THEY ARE THE LAW. they are there to replace some yoke that would stand there and tell each car how to behave when approaching it. ever notice the lines on the road? they are not just pretty dashes and massaging bumps. you're actually SUPPOSED to drive within them and abide by where it guides you. whomever told you you could just drive wherever the hell you wanted, thats the way it should be, etc. etc. obviously got their license taken away, never got it in the first place, or drives around in a field or other non regulated area.

when you study to get your driver's license, the manual says that for a stop sign or red light you STOP. it doesnt say "well you know, you're suppose to come to complete stop but hey if everything looks clear and nobody's around dont worry i wont tell anyone you kept on going." it actually says you MUST STOP. same goes for every other sign. notice that it commands you to do an action. not just suggest that you might want to do something. when a school bus flips out their stop sign, do u keep on going just because u dont see any kids? no..now tell me why? are you abiding it because it says stop? probably not because hey its just a "suggestion" to you. or that maybe, just maybe, you know that there could a kid that u dont see, run the f out of nowhere right in front of you.

a driver's license shows that at the time it was issued, the driver demonstrated competency in understanding and following the rules of the road and can operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner for themselves, any passengers, as well as anyone else in the vicinity. as soon as you get behind the wheel and start driving onto state roads, you automagically signed into an agreement that you will follow the rules of the road and accept all responsibility of your actions. if you dont like it, dont drive.

there's order........and then there's chaos. with the idea of freedom bouncing between them. personally, i prefer order. society only works when theres order. notice that the idea of success starts with order, then disappears as it gets closer to chaos.