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Longmont trying to become more like Boulder
Longmont looks to add red-light cameras. It’s all about the money and perhaps you can throw in a little bit of power.
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It’s all about the money
and apparently in Arizona the speed camera’s are: 1. Not generating enough money and… 2. Generating a grass roots revolt. Now there’s an idea whose time has come!
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Boulder needs money, Part 2
In the previous “Boulder needs money” post I pointed out that the City was adding two additional red light cameras. At that time I suggested that in the time leading up to installation the city should perform an experiment and … Continue reading
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It’s about safety
Tennessee state legislatures want to increase the yellow light timing to 5 seconds on intersections with red light revenue cameras. Tennessee Legislators Rep. John Litz and Senator Steve Southerland have introduced bills to set a mandatory 5-sec minimum yellow light … Continue reading
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Banning red light cameras
Turns out a number of states have done exactly that.
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Boulder needs more money
Yep, so they’re adding red light cameras at the eastbound approach of the Arapahoe and 30th intersection and the eastbound approach of Baseline and 27th way. Map of Arapahoe and 30th intersection. Map of Baseline and 27th Way intersection. Red … Continue reading
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Red light camera commentor nails it
Daily Camera editors, read this comment regarding the Rocky Mountain News coverage of the Denver red light cameras. Why aren’t you doing reporting like this? Brix57 writes: This is perhaps the perfect article of how a local newspaper is supposed … Continue reading
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It’s all about the money
After reading today’s Rocky Mountain News editorial on red light cameras, it’s hard to believe otherwise regarding the City of Denver. Is Boulder any different? I seriously doubt it. A couple of interesting facts are presented in the editorial, such … Continue reading
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Yellow light timing
Apparently the length of the yellow light timing has a large effect on the number of violators caught by the red light camera’s. Like duh! The soon to be defunct Rocky Mountain News has taken the City of Denver to … Continue reading
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Red light cameras
“Red light cameras are a troubling example of how government and business put money over safety and common sense to tag team Tennessee’s drivers,” Owen said. Boulderites, no need to wonder if your city government is doing the same thing, … Continue reading
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Red Light Cameras don’t work
Hmmm, I can’t imagine Boulder would install red light camera’s “for the money” can you? Of course, if they don’t work, why else would you do it? “The rigorous studies clearly show red-light cameras don’t work,” said lead author Barbara … Continue reading
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Red light camera’s and right hand turns
Is it all about the money? Well, mostly anyway. Would Boulder do such a thing with their red-light cameras? I tend to think not, but they’re obviously a city looking for money when they’re busy taxing free cups of coffee. … Continue reading
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Boulder Red LIght Camera Locations
I’ve located this “study” done by the City of Boulder Transportation department, apparently around Spring of 2001. Not commenting on the study for the time being, it states that red light camera locations are: Arapahoe Avenue/28th Street Westbound.Arapahoe Avenue/28th Street … Continue reading
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Red Light Cameras
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame has a great article in the March 2006 issue of Popular Mechanics about these notoriously irritating devices. Interesting points: 1. They work too well… Others worry about safety. Red-light cameras are supposed to make us … Continue reading
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