Red Light Cams Part LXXII

Here We Go Again


So there is one benefit to being an insurance salesman, I get an email with interesting stories and happenings relating to insurance stuff... ok so maybe that's not a benefit, but come on, I need some hope.

Well, I got an email the other day with an unsurprising, but always welcome story about that ridiculous and legally dubious practice of privatizing our law enforcement the city fathers refer to as "Red light Cameras".

If you have followed any of my previous rants you'll see my true feelings on these devices, which I won't go into again here.

Anyways, this article examines the inverse relationship between these cameras and safety, meaning they are a hazard and a nuisance, but hey they generate some hassle free money for the coffers so who cares right?

From the article:

“There is a significant decrease in right-angle crashes, but there is also a significant increase in rear-end crashes,” the summary concluded, finding a decline of 379 right angle crashes and an increase of 375 rear-end crashes in the period studied."

But you don't have to take... my word for it.

Finally, as some of you may know Red Flex (our own private big brother) did not get their contract renewed, but don't worry the city is in the process of installing some other companies equipment to help them make money off of us. More details on that as it comes to light.