At 09:43 PM 6/15/2004 -0400, Herbert Graf wrote:

>> Totally serious.  In fact I think my county (Ventura County) has
>> the highest
>> number of these 'red light cameras' installed.
>> Studies have shown that lengthening the time a light turns
>> yellow, plus the
>> time when one direction turns red before the other direction turns green
>> actually does more to save lives than these red light cameras, but where's
>> the money in that?
>
>        I've never understood this "complaining" about red light cameras, photo
>radar, etc. People scream "it's a cash cow" or "it's just another tax".
>Well, to the first I respond: Of COURSE it's a cash cow, but if you do the
>right thing all the time you'll never pay it (why are people complaining
>about paying because THEY RAN A RED LIGHT. Why ARE they running red
>lights????).

Because the next thing that happens, is that they monkey with the yellow timing, making it shorter and shorter, so as to make more money.

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