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To increase revenue I believe municipalities that operate red-light and speed cameras should begin allowing the open area around the intersection or highway, that is visible to the enforcement camera, be sold for commercial advertizing space.
(Historical Precedent: Ad revenue is already generated from publicly operated buses and bus-stop benches.)
I believe, there is an untapped market of potential advertisers that want to get THEIR message into YOUR next red-light or speeding ticket.
Potential “photo enforcement background advertisers” (and their potential slogans) are below:
Law firms that specialize in traffic citations
(Have the offices of Adams & Adams fight this ticket you are receiving. Call 1-800-RED-LITE.)
Auto Insurance Companies
(Switch to GEICO and we might forgive this ticket.)
Defensive driving schools
(Need a lesson in traffic rules? Call Fred's Driving School.)
Public Service Announcements (PSA's) are also revenue generators from organizations like:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the like
During election time this type of advertizing space would fetch a premium from incumbent mayoral candidates...
(This photo-ticket was brought to you by – my opponent – Mayor Smith. Vote Thompson for Mayor - and I'll remove this photo-camera!)
Well...you get the picture.
Jonathan Swift would be proud
Well...you get the picture.
No... actually, I hope I don't ever "get the picture"!
At least, not in the mail.
Well done!
I only hope...
the less than brilliant state legislators we have here in the State of Arizona do not see your tongue in cheek revenue generating ideas because they might try to adopt them. Someones brother-in-law is bound to benefit from one or most of the ideas you have listed and the rest might be history!
More distractions a good thing?
Seems I recall seeing statistics showing that fatalities involving autos have generally decreased from, say, the 50's until present, due largely in part to safety features introduced such as airbags, ABS brakes, etc. despite increasing numbers of drivers on the roads.
However, I don't recall if the same holds true for the number of non-fatal accidents especially as today we seem to have more distracted drivers.
I wonder if the solution would be to decrease the distractions both within vehicles (e.g., limiting cell phone use) and outside of the vehicles (banning such things as large electronic roadside billboards) or if the driver's examination should include more than a written and driving test. In the latter case, one would also take some type of reaction test to assess awareness and response time.
So, in other words, screen the potential drivers more adequately. It's understood, however, that mental and physical agility in itself wouldn't be enough, given that drivers aged 16-19 are involved in a large number of accidents. Is there a test that measures judgment?
Tongue-in-cheek?
the less than brilliant state legislators we have here in the State of Arizona do not see your tongue in cheek revenue generating ideas because they might try to adopt them. Someones brother-in-law is bound to benefit from one or most of the ideas you have listed and the rest might be history!
Tongue-in-cheek?
I'm dead serious.
(Doesn't Garmin post advertisements on your GPS?)
Auto Repair Shops
Another likely group of advertisers are auto repair shops. I'm sure red light runners are their most frequent customers...
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