November 15, 2005

Dear Knoxville

Good luck with those red light cameras.

Perhaps you should go see how the Ft. Collins, Colorado red light camera system has worked out so far.

A recent study found that accidents have gone up dramatically (83 percent) at the intersections where cameras had been installed. However, both accidents and tickets issued have gone down by half after the yellow light timing was increased by one second, and we know that a city hates doing that due to the loss in revenue. In fact, Ft. Collins delayed adding other cameras because of the drop in revenue (from $3000 to $1125).

However, the police still defend the system: "Prevention is always a difficult thing to measure," Fort Collins Police Lieutenant Gary Perman explained in the system's defense. "How do you gauge something that isn't happening?"�

Something that isn't happening??? I'll tell you something that is happening though...traffic accidents are going up! But, hey...the police department is getting some extra cash.

Either way....I'll still recommend the PhotoBlocker spray.

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No Blake, you don't understand. These are helping, not hurting. They can't be bad. There is research and things with numbers and stuff and, I think, an expert. Or, at least, this guy who said they were going to be great for the city.

Posted by: Jakester at November 15, 2005 03:49 PM

Blake, thanks for the blocker link.

Posted by: Drake at November 17, 2005 09:09 AM