More Speed Cameras Coming to USA From Infrastructure Bill
Sun, 01/30/2022 - 9:59am
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The recent Infrastructure Act may bring many new speed cameras, encouraged by the Transportation Secretary who wants wide use of ticket cameras in every state.
UK drivers point out their nightmares with cameras, including continuously being wrongly funded by miscalibrated robot speed ticket cameras
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10455557/The-speed-...
well
Money making...
The Feds will blackmail and force the states to comply, just like they did with the 55 mph law, that eventually faded away.
The feds will probably with hold gas tax money being returned to the states or stop partial funding road work/repairs, etc.
Democracy in action.....NOT.
Government for the people......NOT.
Sure let's copy the UK and the EU. Watch Health Care NOT work anymore. Copy the UK traffic camera and watch excessive fines generated.
I never get lost, but I do explore new territory every now and then.
They say it's for safety...
but the real motivation is $$$. All cities/counties/states can easily hire a few officers, 25, 50 or hundreds depending on the population to work in traffic units and they easily can write double or triple what their cost to the municipality on a daily basis. This also gets a lot more officers on the streets which are needed badly. In school zones I don't mind them so much but while they tout these as a safety tool the driver is revenue and they do little to stop the problem immediately. If an officer sees someone run a red light or speeding they can pull them over and possibly get a DUI driver off the road, check for valid license, insurance and a bunch of other things including if the car is stolen. With cameras none of this happens.
Yep!
but the real motivation is $$$. All cities/counties/states can easily hire a few officers, 25, 50 or hundreds depending on the population to work in traffic units and they easily can write double or triple what their cost to the municipality on a daily basis. This also gets a lot more officers on the streets which are needed badly. In school zones I don't mind them so much but while they tout these as a safety tool the driver is revenue and they do little to stop the problem immediately. If an officer sees someone run a red light or speeding they can pull them over and possibly get a DUI driver off the road, check for valid license, insurance and a bunch of other things including if the car is stolen. With cameras none of this happens.
When I was a LEO years ago, I easily wrote more citations equaling more money than I was getting paid. And, it wasn’t that hard. I actually gave 12 mph over the posted speed limit before I wrote a citation and I would write 3-4 a day. And that wasn’t including stop sign violations. I was easily writing twice my salary in citations. And, like I said, I was giving big breaks on speed. One DUI would easily exceed my salary for one day and I would get a drunk driver off the road.
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We all should have bought Speed Camera stock last week!!!
In my neighborhood, speed limits were typically lowered when the speed cameras were installed. Examples are in College Park the speed limit was lowered from 30MPH to 25MPH along US1. When Hyattsville first installed speed cameras along East-West Highway, they lowered the speed limit from 40MPH to 35MPH (Maryland requires that the "school zone" cameras be on a road with the speed limit 35MPH or lower). Note: I think the East-West Highway camera has since been removed. It seems that the temptation is just too much.
Mark
Right now cameras are
Right now cameras are removed if they don't generate enough $$$. Pete will say that's OK, keep them and we'll let John taxpayer fund you, and BTW, you have to install 10 more this month.
Well.. I can hear them now
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Rub in circles.,
And scream and shout
Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!
Stupid question!
What do speed cameras have to do with infrastructure? Just more pork for the politicians.
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Interesting Commentary.....
You make some very insightful points. I never thought about these cameras allowing police departments to reallocate resources more effectively.
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but
but the real motivation is $$$. All cities/counties/states can easily hire a few officers, 25, 50 or hundreds depending on the population to work in traffic units and they easily can write double or triple what their cost to the municipality on a daily basis. This also gets a lot more officers on the streets which are needed badly. In school zones I don't mind them so much but while they tout these as a safety tool the driver is revenue and they do little to stop the problem immediately. If an officer sees someone run a red light or speeding they can pull them over and possibly get a DUI driver off the road, check for valid license, insurance and a bunch of other things including if the car is stolen. With cameras none of this happens.
When I was a LEO years ago, I easily wrote more citations equaling more money than I was getting paid. And, it wasn’t that hard. I actually gave 12 mph over the posted speed limit before I wrote a citation and I would write 3-4 a day. And that wasn’t including stop sign violations. I was easily writing twice my salary in citations. And, like I said, I was giving big breaks on speed. One DUI would easily exceed my salary for one day and I would get a drunk driver off the road.
I don't think your salary has anything to do with it? Or does it? Were you judged by the ratio of summonses to salary? Meaning an officer making 200k must write 2x the tickets than one who makes 100k? This would be wrong.
I mean my employer makes more than my salary in a single engagement. But my annual review does not take that into account so I'm not in any way pressured to bring in revenue.
my .02 ymmv
And I don't like speed cams but have never gotten a ticket. It's not political. I don't like them at all. But I "am" for school bus stop arm cams.