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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/29/2010 4:36:21 PM

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Oh, also, keep in mind, I'm not a republican. I'm all for government services, just not cameras in street lights.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/29/2010 4:54:30 PM

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Well, maybe that's how some places pay for all those government services you like so much.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/29/2010 4:59:15 PM

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When they put them in near where I lived many people were against it. I walk a lot, so I thought it was a great idea. And it was wildy successful. It was so successful in stopping people from running red lights that they took them out because they weren't making revenue from it... get this, they said we had to have them to stop people from running red lights, and when that worked they yanked them out because they worked too well... that angered me deeply, it was never about keeping us safe, it was about generating money for the city

I disagree with this. I think red light cameras are about making dangerous intersections safer. Revenue generation was a byproduct. Whilst making things safer (and statistics almost always bear this out) they do generate revenue for the local economy. Once they cost more revenue to administer than they are generating (and that always eventually seems to happen) they usually are turned off. I still feel the underlying purpose is safety and not revenue generation. It's just basic economics that cash strapped municipalities have to disconnect them. Every intersection I have seen them at around here really needed them badly. It wasn't just a cash cow.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 6:12:45 AM

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Why is it so terribly inconvenient to have to stop at a stoplight? Even if it is in the night and in the middle of nowhere. Does it really hamper you so much if you have to wait for a couple of minutes?

Yes, it is not something that most will enjoy overmuch, but I really do not believe that is such an imposition that it is worth fretting and grumbling about.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 6:19:27 AM

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I was able to view my sisters info online.

It looks like a cash machine to me.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 6:35:59 AM

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Well, maybe that's how some places pay for all those government services you like so much.

Go get a face!

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 7:01:46 AM

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Wow, now that's mature. :)

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 8:59:11 AM

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Wow, now that's mature. :)

Have a great day!

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 1:49:09 PM

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Maturity is something we have never had an overabundance of, in this place...

This is definitely a CollarChat quote for the ages!

Thanks, LaT... I know you didn't post this for my, or anyone else's benefit, but after the day I just had around here, this quote not only hit the nail on the head for me, it also made my day.

Thank you.

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RE: Red Light Cam Ticketed!! SHIT - 6/30/2010 2:24:23 PM

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