"Last week, Dallas officials reviewed the numbers and decided that a quarter of the cameras they had installed to catch motorists running red lights were too effective. So they shut them down.
They are not alone. Faced with data showing that drivers pay attention to cameras at intersections — resulting in fewer ticketable violations and ever-shrinking revenue from fines — municipalities across the country are reconsidering red light cameras, which often work too well."
Unfuckingbelievable.
The traffic cameras cause a significant increase in rear end collisions because people brake hard rather than risk going through a yellow. That would be an excellent reason to remove the cameras and may be why some cities did so. However, it is true that some cities will do anything to increase revenue from fines without regard to loss of life. Slashdot had a discussion about cities that reduce the duration of yellow lights to make it impossible to stop in time, to increase the number of tickets they give. This also increases the number of accidents because it makes people brake hard at intersections. http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/11/1550231
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