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Sunday, June 27, 2010


Yet another example of how red light cameras are about revenue, not safety.
This month marked the second anniversary of red-light cameras in the city. When they were brought online in 2008, city officials said any revenue the cameras produced would be the byproduct of a program they promised would make intersections safer. City data show the cameras have raked in more than $1 million, but in some cases, the monitored intersections are more dangerous.
Check out the numbers. Some accidents have increased. Why? Because people stop at lights now, but don't try to explain that to a [no doubt Texas A&M] traffic engineer:
Amarillo Traffic Engineer Taylor W_____ said he was "puzzled" that the number of rear-end collisions had increased.
Is it that hard to figure out? $1 Million for the city, or more accidents. That's a no brainer.

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