Comments on: Now THIS I wouldn’t mind putting up to a vote… http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/ Come on in and stay a while... laugh a little. Maybe even think. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The blog of whall » More accidents, or less? http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-45987 The blog of whall » More accidents, or less? Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:49:53 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/#comment-45987 [...] We already have “red-light cameras” - I’ve blogged about them before. [...] [...] We already have “red-light cameras” - I’ve blogged about them before. [...]

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-36523 whall Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:45 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/#comment-36523 <b>Avi</b>, yup, DC is a stat maker. Some of the stats say increased accidents, but other stats say reduced. The reality is that "serious" accidents went down, but other accidents went up. Also, there's a stat that says their violations reduced 250,000 in a year and they say it's because of the cameras. I just don't think it's worth our freedom. And as an update, Austin passed the resolution (or whatever) to have the cameras installed. 3 months from now, 15 cameras will be up and running. Must be nice to be able to print money! Avi, yup, DC is a stat maker. Some of the stats say increased accidents, but other stats say reduced. The reality is that “serious” accidents went down, but other accidents went up. Also, there’s a stat that says their violations reduced 250,000 in a year and they say it’s because of the cameras. I just don’t think it’s worth our freedom.

And as an update, Austin passed the resolution (or whatever) to have the cameras installed. 3 months from now, 15 cameras will be up and running.

Must be nice to be able to print money!

]]> By: Avitable http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-36410 Avitable Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:51:01 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/11/07/now-this-i-wouldnt-mind-putting-up-to-a-vote/#comment-36410 I seem to remember reading that many cities had to take them down again after the false positives and errors, and especially once accidents increased at those intersections. I seem to remember reading that many cities had to take them down again after the false positives and errors, and especially once accidents increased at those intersections.

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