Raising a red flag on red-light cameras

adamg — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:18:33 +0000

Boston officials are seeking a change in state law to let them use cameras to ticket people running red lights even when a cop isn't around (right now, an officer has to catch you in the act). Carpundit says stop the insanity - he says it's so bad he even agrees for a change with Thomas Nee, head of the Boston patrolmen's union, which he never does:

... This is a bad idea that will not save lives or increase public safety in any way. In fact, as has been proven by their installation in other cities, they can increase the traffic death rate. All they do is generate revenue for the private firms that run them and the pols who put them in. ...