Red light camera revenue not what expected, only breaking even

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/red-light-cameras-prompt-revenue-questions-even-as-lapd-report-says-program-is-helping-curb-accidents.html

good! I got one of those rip off $500 tickets last year.

They also increase rear end collisions.

[yodoobo]

1. But they says it about safety and not revenue

so its no big deal if its not making money right?

If it loses a few dollars, the "increase in safety" is well worth it.

right? right?

[zipplewrath]

2. Same trouble here in Florida

The local governments were complaining to the legislature that they weren't going to be able to make enough money "to make it worth it" based upon the fine levels that the legislature was considering. I kept thinking "I thought this was about safety?"

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. They can achieve safety without the ripoff price of $470 per ticket plus

processing fees and the other crap they pile on top. Ripoff.

[ThomThom]

5. it is definitely making money for the company that manages them

and body shops

[abelenkpe]

3. Really? You don't like those things?

Cause I gotta admit I wish they were everywhere. Honestly. Driving in LA is enough of a headache. Culver City has those cameras all over the place. At the intersections where those cameras exist no one ever blocks the intersection during rush hour. But just a few blocks away traffic will be backed up because people will sit in the intersection.

Rear end collisions are the fault of the person from behind. Don't follow so close. Observe traffic speeds and laws. Blah blah blah, sorry I'm sure I sound like a parent.

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