The ACLU’s Dangerous Windshield Bias
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The Iowa chapter of the ACLU has joined a campaign to ban traffic enforcement cameras statewide.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Speeding Cameras
NTSB: Speed Kills, and We’re Not Doing Enough to Stop It
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More than 112,500 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes from 2005 to 2014, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic deaths in America over that period. In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.
Crashes Doubled After Houston Banned Red Light Cameras
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Law enforcement officers warned there would likely be an uptick in collisions when Houston debated banning red light cameras in the early part of the decade. Turns out they were absolutely right. Houston voters banned the life-saving technology in 2010, with the press mostly cheering them along. Last year Houston PD examined how that’s impacted safety at intersections. According […]
States That Ban Traffic Safety Cams Put Their Own Residents’ Lives at Risk
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In Ohio, lawmakers are now poised to outlaw traffic safety cameras, needlessly obstructing efforts to save lives. Similar bills were taken up this year in statehouses in Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, 12 states have laws that forbid speed cameras under most circumstances. If enacted, these laws will certainly end […]