Comments for Council to decide fate of red light cameras Tuesday at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 25 May 2013 01:28:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10499-council-to-decide-fate-of-red-light-cameras-tuesday#comment-26686 The cameras save the city money by not being backed by the court system. Also, not having the courts involved deprives citizens to due process in a court of law. The scheme is in violation of the American constitution, so scofflaws who don't pay the redflex tickets can't be "brought to justice", else the scheme would have to face constitutional issues in court. That is something Redflex's automated convictions would not survive. - Donnemois Chocolat Mon, 14 May 2012 17:53:22 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10499-council-to-decide-fate-of-red-light-cameras-tuesday#comment-26682 Be wary of "accepting" data from those who FINANICALLY benfit from the scameras. http://www.banthecams.org/2782-3-examples-of-likely-involvement-by-the-scamera-vendors-in-reports.html Also don't forget about Redflex Chicago either: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/red-light-cameras-chicago-crashes-accidents-20100607 Quote: "The Chicago Department of Transportation says the City's 188 red light cameras have made intersections safer. But as FOX Chicago News reports exclusively, a new UIC report finds that accidents at red-light intersections have actually gone up five percent. Using data provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Assistant Professor Rajiv Shah compared the total number of accidents the year before the cameras were installed and the year after. What surprised him most is that car accidents have declined city-wide, except at red-light intersections." www.banthecams.org - Stephen Donaldson Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:56 +0100