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Uploaded by on Oct 4, 2010

Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police

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  • And finally the difference between a camera at a bank or airport and an intersection is tthree-fold: due process is violated, the owner of the car (not the driver) is ticketed and the cameras at airports and banks are not being operated by for-profit entities such as RedFlex whose sole existence is predicated on these tickets. They are raking in the $ on each camera.

    And finally, if it's really about safety and not about $, then proceeds should go to schools or other non-profs not city coffers

  • ... is that helping? This country has antiquated designs and an infrastructure problem and this leads to confusion and indecision. Why not put up timers next to the lights so people know how long they have until a yellow? That would inform people far better than stale green lights... will it change? Won't it? the driver just doesn't know.

    And it isn't always willful. Going back to the distracted driver, they are not aware of their surroundings, so they can't be willing the car to run a red lite

  • There is certainly a distracted driver problem. Couple that with poor driving skills at the outset, and it's a recipe for disaster.

    That's where roundabouts can really help. There is no direct path through the intersection and no tangent collision points. Any crashes would just be glancing blows with far fewer serious injuries and fatalities.

    It simply eliminates the problem. VA's red light cameras caught 1/2 as many perpetrators in year two... but they still caught over 4k offenders! How...

  • The solution is far fewer collision points. Replace stop lights with controlled, designed roundabouts. If an area has a lot of crashes, STUDY IT, don't just put up a red light camera. Those are just cash cows, they don't help safety or enforcement and certainly have never prevented a crash. Better signage, better designed intersections, longer yellows all will save lives and put people at reduced risk.

    Our roads need to be designed with the poorest drivers in mind, not with the best.

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