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Don't worry, these cameras make millions of dollars in revenue on a yearly basis (55m per year, in the case of D.C.). Oh, sometimes, maybe, depending upon who

Don't worry, these cameras make millions of dollars in revenue on a yearly basis (55m per year, in the case of D.C.). Oh, sometimes, maybe, depending upon who you ask and which study you are citing, they sometimes reduce accidents by some (usually fairly small) percentage.

lifeisstillgood 14y ago
Do speed cameras really make that much money? Parking fines certainly do - the London borough of Westminster rakes in nearly 100m pa iirr over a couple of square miles. But speeding fines seem in the UK at least to be a tiny fraction of the annoyance of parking
- cobrausn 14y ago
  Yeah, they do. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/08/use-of-red-light-and-speeding-cameras-increases-but-some-protest.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/08/use-of-red-... --- “We think they started off with legitimate concerns and legitimate goals related to traffic safety,” said John B. Townsend II, the public and government affairs manager for AAA Mid-Atlantic, referring to the red-light and speed camera program currently in place in Washington, D.C. “Then they discovered there was a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.” Gold indeed: The District raked in $55 million in revenue from the cameras last year, the most so far under the program, despite issuing fewer tickets than in 2010. That’s because the city increased the fines for a number of traffic infractions, including a right turn on red, which doubled from $50 to $100, and red-light running ($150, up from $75). Mayor Vincent Gray’s 2013 budget proposal anticipates an additional $30 million in revenue based on plans to expand the use of cameras throughout the city.
  - mahyarm 14y ago
    At least it's not like California, where a safe rolling right turn is the same as ignoring a red light, and has a fine of ~$500

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Don't worry, these cameras make millions of dollars in revenue on a yearly basis (55m per year, in the case of D.C.). Oh, sometimes, maybe, depending upon who

by cobrausn 14y ago

lifeisstillgood 14y ago
Do speed cameras really make that much money? Parking fines certainly do - the London borough of Westminster rakes in nearly 100m pa iirr over a couple of square miles. But speeding fines seem in the UK at least to be a tiny fraction of the annoyance of parking
- cobrausn 14y ago
  Yeah, they do. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/08/use-of-red-light-and-speeding-cameras-increases-but-some-protest.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/08/use-of-red-... --- “We think they started off with legitimate concerns and legitimate goals related to traffic safety,” said John B. Townsend II, the public and government affairs manager for AAA Mid-Atlantic, referring to the red-light and speed camera program currently in place in Washington, D.C. “Then they discovered there was a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.” Gold indeed: The District raked in $55 million in revenue from the cameras last year, the most so far under the program, despite issuing fewer tickets than in 2010. That’s because the city increased the fines for a number of traffic infractions, including a right turn on red, which doubled from $50 to $100, and red-light running ($150, up from $75). Mayor Vincent Gray’s 2013 budget proposal anticipates an additional $30 million in revenue based on plans to expand the use of cameras throughout the city.
  - mahyarm 14y ago
    At least it's not like California, where a safe rolling right turn is the same as ignoring a red light, and has a fine of ~$500