by Brad Hines
"Want the scoop on Albuquerque's red light camera program?
Update 2/16/17 Redflex to pay $20 million to Chicago to settle lawsuit over red-light camera bribery
The City of Albuquerque has made over 14 Million dollars fining its citizens
for red light camera violations and it has done everything it possibly can to
jeopardize their safety in entrapping its citizens into these fines. It has
done everything it can to diminish road safety, increase the number of tickets
and accidents through the manipulation of yellow light timing and slipstreams,
which has resulted in an overall increase in the number of accidents at camera
intersections by 20% since the programs started. (Source: Albuquerque Journal,
June 2006, Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments, 2008) If the city stands
to gain money by having an inefficient traffic system, it will ultimately lead
to frustrated drivers, vehicles wearing out faster, increased emissions, and
yes, increased traffic accidents from vehicles attempting to stay in the
slipstream.
Red Light camera lies..
Already,
normally law abiding citizens are fighting back using reflective coatings and
license plate covers on their cars. Some have even resorted to placing fake
letters on the plate to obfuscate the plate numbers. Others still, have simply
registered their cars under corporations or LLCs to make them impervious to the
law which makes the program a complete joke. Many cities that have experimented
with the Cameras have found them to be a huge boost to revenue. More
responsible cities have found they also increase accidents at intersections.
Responsible cities and governments have stopped these programs. What makes
Albuquerque think its program is any different?
The attitude of city government seems to be to ignore these issues. I suppose
as long as the city is making money, it's ok to cause more traffic accidents
than they are stopping, right? I think it's difficult to make someone
understand something if their job performance and revenue depends on them not
understanding it. Let's get our slipstreams in gear and make sure our
citizens get the protection and due process they deserve.
Check out RedFlex.com for the company information on the Red light camera
program. Isn't it amazing the first thing the website mentions is
profitability and offers ZERO safety statistics?
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Re: Albuquerque Red Light Camera Lies..
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Anonymous on Tue 03 Mar 2009 12:10 PM CST | Permanent Link
I don't trust anything about these cameras - they are an ATM machine
disguised as a public safety initiative. My brother in AZ says they are
everywhere. He bought this special GPS device called GPS Angel that knows
where all the speed cameras and red light cameras are and beeps when he's
near one. http://www.gpsangel.com