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Below is the latest alert on TN.  This bill will help deter the scamera vendors in their suit to overturn a RLC right turn on red ticket ban.  Ban the Cams STRONGLY ENCOURAGES ANY AND ALL TN RESIDENTS TO CONTACT THEIR REPS in support of bill!

http://alerts.motorists.org/nma-tennessee-alert-support-right-turn-on-red

January 12, 2012
NMA Tennessee Alert: Support Right-Turn-On-Red Bill

The NMA urges Tennessee members  to support legislation that would allow right-turns-on-red at all intersections without coming to a full stop. Introduced by Rep. Ryan A. Haynes, House Bill 64 http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0064.pdf also has the support of Sen. Stacey Campfield.

The bill comes on the heels of legislation passed last year (Public Act 425 http://www.tn.gov/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0425.pdf) that essentially banned camera tickets for right-turn-on-red violations. Camera companies ATS and Reflex reacted quickly with lawsuits http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2012/01/14966.html claiming the law infringes on their contracts with various Tennessee municipalities.

Camera vendors rely on right-turn-on red citations for the bulk of their revenues. HB 64 would make it more difficult to bring back right-on-red citations, further eroding company profits.

Studies http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2693.asp have shown that right-turns-on-red have very little impact on driver safety, in contrast to red-light cameras, which invariably put revenue generation ahead of public safety
(Learn http://www.motorists.org/red-light-cameras/ more about the problems with red-light cameras.)

Contact your House http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/ and Senate http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/ members and tell them to stand up for motorists’ rights in Tennessee by supporting HB 64.

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