How Police and Traffic Light Companies Are Conspiring to Give You More Tickets

[NJCher]

31. red light cameras outside university where I teach

I didn't know the police unions were colluding with the red light camera companies to get more of these setups at intersections. One would think the officers would oppose it, yes? More tickets for them to deliver manually?

The subject of red light cameras was a topic I offered my public speaking and writing/research students during this last semester. I had approximately three students do their speeches or research papers on it. From their research I learned there is research that shows accidents increase at intersections with red light cameras.

Also that many places have gotten rid of them for just that reason.

I offered this as a topic because the county or town put a red light camera at a major intersection near my university. I saw many students were getting tickets from it, and the tickets are not inexpensive--$80 for a right on red at this intersection.

Despite being aware of it, I almost got caught in it, due to the short yellow. I stopped outside the white line in the crosswalk and I saw the light of the camera go off. I stopped. Later I asked a student who had several of these tickets if she thought I would get the ticket and she said no because the camera takes three shots as the driver goes through the intersection. She said I would know in about a month as that is how long it takes to get the ticket out.

Want to know where these cameras are in your state? There's a web site that will produce a map of them in your area.


NJ residents opposed to these cameras should sign a petition. A legislator has come out against them.



Cher