The Keymaster
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Thanks in part to State Rep Mike Speedy this proposal seems to be dead for now.
House says not so fast to speed cameras : Politics
House says not so fast to speed cameras : Politics
We had some traffic light cameras in the suburbs around Dallas, for a while. When the cameras were not making enough money, some unknown "parties" sped up the yellow light timing. Of course everyone denied that ever happened. I know a particular light at a particular intersection that the yellow was right at a second. People got conditioned to slam on the brakes at the first sight of yellow. There were multiple rear end accidents at that light EVERY DAY. Some lawyer got rear ended there in a multi car pile up and took it to court. The camera system got taken out.
I loaned my car out over the holidays to someone who wanted to go to Florida. I just got a fine in the mail with a picture of my car that said my car blew several tolls. I have talked to all 4 adults who all say no body blew off a toll. There is no way to prove otherwise. I think it is a false accusation, but I still have to pay it. That is what politicians want, revenue generation with no ability to resist.