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Mike @ May 29th 2006 7:13PM
They city I live in High Point, NC was the city where the original law suit was filed over a year ago. When the suit was won, High Point immediately turned off their cameras. Greensboro, NC which is beside High Point shut their cameras off as well.
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060516/NEWSREC0101/60516003/-1/NEWSRECRSSARKIVE
"Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Court upholds judge's ruling in red-light camera program
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RALEIGH - Guilford County Schools should receive nearly all the proceeds from High Point's red-light camera program, the state Court of Appeals decided today in a ruling that could keep the cameras shuttered for good in the city.
The appellate court upheld a Guilford judge's ruling last year giving the schools 90 percent of the proceeds from the camera program.
It was not immediately clear whether High Point plans to appeal. Based on the ruling, High Point owes up to $1.5 million to the schools.
Greensboro city leaders have already agreed to pay the school system about $3 million from its red-light camera program if High Point's appeals failed.
The N.C. League of Municipalities has expressed concern that such a ruling could hamper the ability of cities across the state to protect public safety.
High Point and Greensboro stopped using red-light cameras in March 2005 pending the outcome of the appeal.
Tuesday's ruling will be appealed, High Point City Attorney Fred Baggett said."
The quote from the N.C. League of Municipalities expresseing concern that such a ruling could hamper the ability of cities across the state to protect public safety is hogwash. Study after study has shown the red light cameras cause more accidents than they save. The increase in rear end accidents is more than the decrease in t-bone accidents.
There was a camera near my house and I went through it everyday. I was rear ended at this intercetion a few years ago because of the camera. At this intercetion there was at least one accident a week. Since the cameras have been turned off over a year ago I haven't seen one. This intercetion was a poor choice for the camera because it is at the bottom of a long hill where stopping short is even harder than normal.