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Entries Tagged as 'Red Light Cameras'

Washington DC: Police chief Cathy Lanier calls citizens 'cowardly'

July 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Public Policy Failure

After subjecting the DC lab rats citizens to years of Red Light Camera (RLC) experiments that more than doubled accidents by 2005, DC police chief Cathy Lanier lashed out at citizens with iPhone RLC location apps calling these users "cowardly".
Hayley Peterson from the Washington Examinor reports:
Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras [...]

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Austin PD caught running red lights

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

When cities are a victim of their own success, Red Light Cameras (RLCs) are the flawed method to fix intersection problems.
Having been caught red handed the Austin PD Chief defends his officers even though protocol for running red lights requires having lights and sirens on.
To provide a legal loophole  "whitelist" of vehicles that can run lights, senate Bill 398 is [...]

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Red Light Cameras are fundamentally flawed

May 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Public Surveillance Failure

It's every city's dream: Punish the law breakers and sit back and collect revenue. Red Light Camera's (RLCs) are the lazy politicians dream who love to make "no-brainer" decisions.
Are installing RLCs and the expected outcome really that simple? No. If you think about it, red light congestion and subsequent "light running" [...]

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