bman

Red Light Cameras.. cruise thru on red, get a ticket in the mail from our police.

What a novel idea. Im so glad to see that Columbus has finally seen the benefits. The NTSB and AAA reports that over 75% of serious injury accidents occur at intersections - of these 75%, nearly 90% of those were due to someone jamming the accelerator thru the intersection whilst the light was either red or turning red. I wish the ticket price for running a red light was the same as the ticket/penalty price for drunk driving here - $1000.00 on the first offense.

People just need to learn to slow down, realize that getting thru that light wont get you there any faster since there are a bazillion more lights to encounter on your journey to your tanning appointment, grocery store, soccer game, hair salon, barber shop or cell phone store. Its a fact of life, get over it... meanwhile settle down and quit costing me more money yearly on insurance dues simply because YOU do not want to wait at a light. Think long and hard about who's lives are at stake when you merrily plow thru the intersection with wreckless disregard for someone perhaps in my family or even your own.

On our local 12:00 news today they featured some interviews with people whom are actually concerned about 'BIG BROTHER' watching their driving activities. Are these people serious? Whats wrong with a simple picture of YOU plowing thru an intersection? We're already out in public therefore no right of privacy should be assumed. I only hope more and more cities across the U.S. begin installing these wonderful devices. Im sure the many families of those killed or seriously crippled by red light runners and the Insurance agencies will rejoice in unison.