Dallas May Remove Traffic Cameras That Work Too Well

IN The Dallas Morning News, an explantaion as to why there are cameras on roads. Why? To make money:

“Dallas City Hall has idled more than one-fourth of the 62 cameras that monitor busy intersections because many of them are failing to generate enough red-light-running fines to justify their operational costs, according to city documents…

That leaves Dallas government with a conundrum. Its red-light camera system has been an effective deterrent to motorists running red lights – some monitored intersections have experienced a more than 50 percent reduction. But decreased revenue from red light-running violations means significantly less revenue to maintain the camera program and otherwise fuel the city’s general fund.

Does the Government make money or save lives? Can it work out how many lives saved are tax payers..?

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Posted: 16th, March 2008 | In: Anorak In New York, Politicians Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink