01-13-2005, 09:48 PM
KPWSerpiente Wrote:While we're at it lets remove surveillance devices from supermarket stores...they are probably the cause of more theft.
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When was the last time a private survellance cameara at a grocery store stick something in your pocket so it looked like your stealing something? Because thats essentially what they are doing when they install red light cameras and decrease yellow light duration to make it so people run a red light that shouldnt be red yet.
""Fairfax County records show that 'events,' red light violations, captured by the camera fell from an average daily rate of 52.1 per day before the yellow time increase to just 2 per day afterwards, a reduction of 94 percent.
"Fairfax County records also show that citations being issued dropped to just 0.82 citations a day on average during the 67 days after the yellow time was increased.
"This camera was activated February 8, 2001 by Lockheed Martin under an agreement with Fairfax County. The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for operating these signals. The decision to install a red light camera at this intersection confirms that this intersection was considered a location of serious violations with increased potential for accidents.
"This experience should prove to any skeptic that sound engineering practices, not only work, but are preferable to exploiting motorists through the use of ticket cameras and related automated enforcement devices," Skrum concluded."
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