New Jersey: Lawmaker Pushes Statewide Camera Ban
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A New Jersey state senator wants to re-institute his state's ban on the use of red light cameras. On Thursday state Senator Michael J. Doherty (R-Washington Township) introduced legislation to that would force the eventual removal of the devices. Doherty also started an online petition to rally support his bill.
"Although red light cameras were sold to the public as a way to make dangerous intersections safer, it's become clear that municipalities are primarily interested in the revenues generated by the cameras through tickets and fines," Doherty said in his statement on the bill's introduction. "There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used. When combined with serious questions regarding personal privacy and the process and constitutionality of being ticketed by a machine, I believe it's time that we put this ill-conceived red light camera experiment to rest."
On-line petition
for you NJ residents here's a link to his petition:
http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/petitions/red-light-camera...
Okay, this guy must be some sort of alien invader>>>
there has not been a NJ politician with this level of Constitutional consciousness since William Patterson.
"You can't get there from here"
foolishness
there will always be those who hold society back. Like a state rep who was against hands free driving, once again, the right to drive drunk and holding a cell phone is protected. He voted against, and of course, lost.