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Denver Red Light Cameras Compared to Failed Los Angeles Program

Outrage continues over the use of red light and photo radar traffic cameras. The public however, commonly refers to the “Safety devices” as Scameras. Recently in Denver, CO a city auditor performing an audit found the cameras to be highly unproductive http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/36/3668.asp in preventing accidents and driving related deaths.

When examining the company Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), who was deputized by the Denver Police department to issue tickets, it was discovered to only consistent result was the lining of the companies own pockets.

When confronted by the results of the report, Denver Police shifted blame to the the independent auditor, claiming that they would have to rely on ACS to properly conduct research to see the true results.

One must acknowledge the conflict of interest in such an audit. What company would publicly announce they were not providing the public safety they were, wait for it, “Deputized” to perform.

Additionally there were reports of an increase in citations but not because the effectiveness of the cameras, but rather because they had been calibrated in such a way that a Driver Safety School Instructor would deem unrealistic. If a driver was inches beyond the stop mark a citation was issued.

People everywhere are coming to the conclusion that the only motive for these devices is to generate revenue for politicians and private corporations at the expense of public safety.

Rather than municipalities conducting the studies which prove that they do NOT safe lives or reduce accidents, they rely on the corporations who sole objective is generate revenue. The studies conducted in that manner are always manipulated

Meanwhile in California, city council was pressured http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/l-a-city-council-votes-to-remove-red-light-cameras/ not renewed the contract of American Traffic Solutions (ATS) due to evidence that they don’t protect the public (common theme). In fact, they found the safety objectives other cities had achieved by making engineering improvements such as extending yellow lights widely outperformed the cameras in safety statistics.

Every week more of the public is taking initiative to gain back control over their civil liberties, while putting these fraudulent companies on the ropes.

States are now looking into other ways to steal from the public: excuse me I mean generate income, by charging taxpayers to drive on roads the taxpayer has paid to build. More to come…..

By Steve Gavin

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