Jan 19, 2007
Red Light Cameras: Update
Today the Albuquerque Journal ran an interesting story (subscription required) about the city's candid cameras. Seems that nearly 28% of the 50,462 vehicles that were caught on camera last year weren't sent a citation. There were a number of reasons ranging from trailer hitches to the weather. What was most interesting was the number of citations actually issued - 36,521. Now if each one cost the driver a minimum of $100 then the city charged its citizens a cool $3,652,100. Now we don't know how much of that the city actually got to keep and how much went to the Arizona based contractor Redflex but regardless of the split, the city seems determined to expand its revenue base.
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Don't you just love living here? My concern is that when PD is on the way to a call, an 82 or officer needs help call, they are going to be cited unless they are one of the first two units that call it out or are dispatched. When the other officers hear that call, if they are anywhere in the area they go too, but if they go thru a light, even with lights, they can be cited. (These are the guys that people complain about flying thru the light then turning their lights off and slowing down after the light. What people don't realize is that they'd been called off.) My point is, I want my back up there. If that means they have to speed, or go thru a red light with lights and sirens, then thats what I want. You have no idea how good those engines sound coming to help you when you are getting your ass kicked by someone.
Also, what about AFD? Ambulance? Are they going to be cited? When seconds count if you are choking, or having a heart attack or bleeding, don't you want them there RIGHT NOW, not worrying about red light cameras? This is a stupid system, unfortunately it's making alot of money for the city, so the powers that be can say look, I've gotten our budget this far in the black with just citations alone, guess you better elect me govenor. Trust me, it's coming.
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