Florida might say goodbye to red light cameras
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:52am
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Jan 25 2016 --
A Florida without red light cameras may be a reality closer down the road than expected.
The House Economic Affairs Committee has passed HB 4027: Traffic Infraction Detectors, which restricts local governments from using red light cameras. Before the bill goes to the full House, it needs to get passed by the House Appropriations Committee — however, if passed, HB 4027 will repeal the 2010 law that allows for the use of the cameras.
http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/01/25/flori...
true - up to a point
He said I will if I have to, but I just want to write them a letter (this was around 2006--who writes a letter, everything had been online for at least 7-8 years at the time). He said he misread the sign.
To my surprise, but not his, he was excused from the violations. The same thing happened to him (excused) on the Garden State Parkway, where he exited at an EZPass only exit (no cash whatsoever, was fined over $100).
The fact that so few people actually write letters any longer may be why it got attention. It has been publicized that a politician will take a mailed letter more seriously than an internet posted comment. Since it takes time and a stamp to send a letter, the person sending it is assumed to consider the issue extremely important.
First off, realize the Congressman rarely sees any letter sent in about an issue. Mail is opened and screened by staff members and if, and only if, the sender is someone with either a very persuasive argument or it is a well known person within their district the letter is just filed and a tally kept.
All those petitions asking you to send in a post card with canned responses, those just get tallied and trashed. Even letters commenting on petitions are mostly tallied and trashed again, unless it fits the two previous reasons given, it never sees the Congress Critter's desk.
Illiterate? Write for free help.
Perhaps
it will cause even larger numbers of folks to retire there!!!
Fred
But it looks like it won't happen this session
"Gun-related bills on open carry and campus-carry passed in the House but got held up in the Senate. A computer coding bill that would have allowed coding classes to count toward foreign language requirements went nowhere in the House. Mandatory recess, film incentives, Uber regulations and the red-light camera repeal all came up short."
http://www.theledger.com/article/20160320/COLUMNISTS0309/160...
cameras
you know if red light cameras and speed cameras replaced an officer to do more police work they would be ok , but when cities and camera supplier's use it to make money its wrong in my town its a 50% share between the city and camera outfit and last year they split 1/2 million dollars according to city records. funny it doesn't tell me where the money for the city went !