there is a controversy about putting in red light cameras?
Pretty much every major canadian city has those and has for quite a while.
Yes, it's a cash cow for the city, but it also does curb people running red 
lights on purpose.
The fines here exceed $100 for the first offense, and double with each 
subsequent picture taken.
When you could potentially be paying hundreds for running a red light, and 
then not be able to get insurance or register your vehicle until you pay 
that, it tends to work well.
People will still run red lights, sometimes by accident, and there will also 
be the rebels in society with deep pockets and a lack of interest in their 
fellow drivers or pedestrians.
We have speed cameras at intersections as well.
They are all a great idea.  Photo radar is also a great thing...hit drivers 
in their pockets and they'll tend to obey the law more quickly than if you 
try to have the law enforced by police departments with stretched resources. 
Our region employs separate contracters for the photo radar and then it 
doesn't take up the police resources.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: ft-897d


>I think there is a bit of a difference here.  We have to get from place to
> place even if someone else has to do the driving.  So the better the 
> vehicle
> we are in the better our chances of getting there.
>
> Here in New Orleans there is a controversy about whether or not there 
> should
> be cameras on street corners catching and ticketing drivers who run red
> lights.  I am for that, because if I or another blind person are crossing
> the street and someone hits us because they run a red light or turn right 
> on
> red at the wrong time and we are hit because of it and we are killed or 
> have
> to spend time in the hospital and have a long road of rehab ahead of us
> because of it we are effected.
> Harvey