(Thanks to Kill TN Traffic Cameras for the link!)

http://lastcar.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-thought-it-was-all-about-safty.html
 
Friday, November 18, 2011
I thought it was all about safty?
Redflex (a red light camera company) sues the city of Knoxville and Farragut http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/11/lawsuit-seeks-to-resume-knoxville-red-light/ because......Wait for it......

Any restriction or limitation on the authority of Farragut to use photo-enforcement systems has a direct and immediate financial impact on Redflex and the town," according to the lawsuit.....

.....For Knoxville, the restriction on red-light violations for right turns on red has resulted in a nearly 90 percent drop in citations at the 14 intersections recording violations....

..... "The big loser is the city of Knoxville, which loses its 50 percent margin."

Said city of Knoxville police chief Gordon Catlet.

What happened to the "It's all about safety" talk? Where are the quotes saying how all accidents have dramatically dropped in those areas since the cameras went in, and now have shot back up since the new law took effect.
Posted by The Sen. at 5:12 AM
 

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