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1/11/2005
DC Mayor: New Cameras are For Profit, Not SafetyThe District of Columbia mayor wants more traffic cameras to balance the budget. Makes no mention of safety.
The surprisingly honest Mayor of Washington, DC, Anthony Williams, wrote a letter last month to a colleague about the urgent need to approve a $14 million contract with ACS for new speed cameras. In it, he writes, "There is an urgent need for the approval of this contract to ensure the continued processing of District tickets and the collection of District revenues." The letter makes no mention of public safety. So far the District cameras have generated $91 million in fines. He is adding 4 new ...
1/11/2005
Edmonton Cops Target Camera Critic: Investigation StalledInvestigations into improprieties in the Edmonton, Canada camera contract as well as the police targetting of a journalist camera critic is stalled.
1/10/2005
Rome, Georgia Camera Causing Lots of AccidentsDespite 2,490 tickets issued, a camera in Rome, Georgia is seeing an increase in accidents.
1/10/2005
Sydney: Zero Tolerance for Motorists, Not for Faulty CameraA camera in Sydney, Australia is clearly malfunctioning, but the government refuses to question the fines it has already issued.
1/9/2005
Cincinnati Photo Radar Program All About the MoneyThe Cincinnati Enquirer explains in an editorial how the Cincinnati city council needed photo radar to balance the budget.
