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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the worst thing about the traffic cameras is not that they're racist or that they prey on the poor (they are and they do). it's that they cite so many people for trivial offenses. I'm talking about the stop sign cameras here. It's not enough to stop at a stop sign and the ticket itself says you're going 0.0 mph. you have to come to a complete stop and stay stopped for more than a couple seconds or you get a ticket. that's not a standard we subject anyone to the road else to. [/quote]

[b]A whole bunch of cities have been getting rid of red light/stop sign cameras.[/b]

Someone should start a ballot referendum to scrap them. [/quote]

Name them.[/quote]

Sacramento: https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-ends-red-light-camera-system-drivers-react/60206739

San Diego: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2013/02/01/san-diego-drops-red-light-cameras/

60 localities in California, in fact: https://www.sgvtribune.com/2014/01/21/red-light-cameras-being-stopped-across-southern-california-country/

Three Iowa cities: https://who13.com/news/speed-cameras-across-the-state-are-off-while-police-comply-with-new-law/

Raleigh: https://abc11.com/red-light-cameras-raleigh-driving-traffic/14520958/

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Sacramento (2024): "The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office managed the program. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Amar Gandhi told KCRA 3 the program was meant to be cost-neutral, but it cost the department $898,000 per year, which was higher than the money generated from violation tickets. On Thursday, the sheriff’s office could not provide a specific number of tickets given or a total revenue amount from tickets given."

San Diego has reinstalled red light cameras.

Three Iowa cities stopped issuing speed camera citations because the Iowa legislature passed a restrictive new law (effective July 1, 2024) and they have to figure out how to comply with it. This is the same legislature that passed a law removing restrictions on child labor (this law conflicts with federal law) and a ban on abortions after 6 weeks.

Raleigh (2024): ""It is effective to an extent. It does help reduce angle crashes [which are more dangerous], but at the same time, it has a tendency to increase rear-end crashes [which are less dangerous]," said Sean Driskill, the program coordinator for the City of Raleigh's Vision Zero program."

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