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REPORT: Billings, MT rushes to install red-light camera before new state law bans them

According to TheNewspaper.com, the city council in Billings, Montana, voted last week to hurriedly approve new automated red-light cameras – conveniently just before they are scheduled to be banned by the state legislature. With a potential clause allowing existing cameras to be grandfathered into legality still in negotiations, Billings would appear to be attempting to load up on the devices before the revenue-enhancing opportunity closes. Making the action even more suspect, TheNewspaper.com is reporting that Billings Chief of Police, ... Read more →

Houston study lauds red light cameras despite uptick in accidents Jonathon Ramsey

Traffic Enfarcement: What's wrong with this picture? Dan Roth

Irony: Red light cameras a safety impediment Dan Roth

Red light cameras are nothing more than a surreptitious tax. Oh sure, they're sold to municipalities as a safety benefit, but what else would you say if you wanted to be paid to install, ...

Study: Maryland county's red light cameras net $2.85 million, increase accidents Stuart Waterman

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REPORT: Billings, MT rushes to install red-light camera before new state law bans them 8 months ago on Autoblog

Houston study lauds red light cameras despite uptick in accidents 11 months ago on Autoblog

We all know we shouldn't mess with Texas. And Houston, Texans shouldn't mess around with statistics, because the folks running the show are going to come to any conclusions they want no matter what the statistics say. This is the easy part: a study of red light cameras in the city shows that ...

Traffic Enfarcement: What's wrong with this picture? 1 year ago on Autoblog

The script for selling one of these "automated revenue enhancement devices" to a municipality might go something like "and the best feature of the Robthepopulace 3000 is that it never makes a mistake - machines don't lie!" Tell that to Thomas, who received a citation in the mail after a South ...

Irony: Red light cameras a safety impediment 1 year ago on Autoblog

Red light cameras are nothing more than a surreptitious tax. Oh sure, they're sold to municipalities as a safety benefit, but what else would you say if you wanted to be paid to install, administrate, and monitor your little ticket-writing bots? The cities and towns that put the cameras greedily ...

Study: Maryland county's red light cameras net $2.85 million, increase accidents 3 years ago on Autoblog

Anne Arundel County in Maryland has been running five red light cameras for five years, during which period they raised a fat $2.85 million in ticket revenue. Unfortunately, a comparison of accident statistics shows that the cameras have increased the rate of accidents. Immediately after ...

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Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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