We have them in the city I live in as well.
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From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: ft-897d


> 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
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> 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