Archive for the ‘Engineering Standards’ Category

Why it’s right to challenge speed camera claims

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=14688  August 20, 2010  The public should be wary of claims of ‘success’ by the road safety industry regarding speed cameras – or ‘safety cameras’ as they prefer to call them, writes Malcolm Heymer, former highway engineer and traffic management adviser to the Association of British Drivers When the Association of British Drivers (ABD) was [...]

August 28, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
Posted in: Engineering Standards, Government Revenue Scam, Police State, Red Light Cameras, Speed Limits, Ticket Cameras

Longer traffic yellows gaining ground?

http://blogs.canoe.ca/raisinghell/general/longer-traffic-yellows-gaining-ground/

August 18, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
Posted in: Engineering Standards, Red Light Cameras, Yellow-Light Timing

Congress Turns Sour On Red Light Cameras

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:57 AM PDT At a congressional hearing Wednesday, members expressed increasingly skeptical views toward the safety claims made by the usual cast of advocates for photo enforcement. The US House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit invited five representatives of the familiar groups that advocate expanded use of red light cameras [...]

July 1, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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Longer yellow light means less tickets

Here’s a reoccuring truism. http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/springfield/Longer-yellow-light-means-less-tickets Springfield added one extra second to yellow light Updated: Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010, 6:55 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010, 5:55 PM EDT Sonu Wasu & Don Hatcher SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – A split second was helping drivers save money in Springfield. The city added one extra second [...]

June 29, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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The Case For “California Stopsâ€

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-case-for-california-stops/ Red light cameras aren’t needed when the roads are designed properly.

June 24, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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Texas: City Fudges Red Light Violation Numbers Before Election

Red light camera ticket numbers manipulated in Baytown, Texas to create appearance of a safety benefit. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3173.asp Posted: 16 Jun 2010 01:53 AM PDT Baytown, Texas is easing up on issuing red light camera tickets in the hopes of diverting momentum away from a planned effort to place a photo enforcement ban on the ballot. [...]

June 16, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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Liberty Restoration Project’s Open Letter to Mayor Funkhouser

The Liberty Restoration Project has put together an Open Letter to Mayor Funkhouser in regards to the red light cameras. http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/2010/05/07/open-letter-to-the-mayor-of-kansas-city-regarding-red-light-cameras/ This is the first in a series of open letters to Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser on behalf of the Missouri Citizens who support The Liberty Restoration Project. We, The Liberty Restoration Project, have [...]

May 11, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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Scamera Lobbyist Dictate Public Policy in Arizona & Tennessee

Arizona enacts meaningless photo enforcement law while Tennessee legislators refuse to enact non-restrictive restrictions on photo ticketing. Posted: 07 May 2010 01:50 AM PDT Lobbyists for municipalities and photo enforcement companies have succeeded in gutting attempts to place even the most minor of restrictions on the use of red light cameras and speed cameras in [...]

May 7, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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Maryland Speed Camera Program Faces New Legal Challenge

Speed camera tickets issued on the weekend in Maryland may be thrown out in court over a lack of calibration. Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:03 AM PDT Vehicle owners ticketed by Maryland speed cameras may find relief after one motorist earlier this month discovered how to beat the system. Peggy Lucero began her legal battle [...]

April 30, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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California City Dumps Red Light Camera After Increasing Yellow

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:02 AM PDT The San Carlos, California City Council voted Monday to cancel its red light camera program after intersection engineering improvements made use of the devices unprofitable. The city had installed a red light camera at Brittan Avenue and Industrial Road on November 27, 2008. As soon as the private [...]

April 14, 2010 · Tona · No Comments
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