[RP TownTalk] Fwd: Speed Cameras in College Park

[Dwight Holmes]

>From a policy point of view - to promote safety - I think speed cameras make
good sense when you have a specific limited area of concern: school zone
crossings; bike path (or pedestrian) crossing.  From this perspective
locating them on Paint Branch where the bike path crosses, or by Riverdale
Elementary is a good use of a cost-saving tool. The one on Connecticut
Avenue in the postage stamp-sized "Village of Chevy Chase View" (just
happens to be a specific one I'm familiar with, between the Beltway and
Kensington) is clearly a revenue-collection device.

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>wrote:

> > I would say that the reason these
> > camera are spreading like monsoon frogs has nothing to do with a desire
> to
> > invade our privacy; it's all about the money.
>
> And safety - the speed limits are on these roads for a reason. Red
> lights turn red for a reason. If people are regularly driving 55 mph
> in a 35 mph zone, and running red lights, that's not safe. Because our
> police can't be everywhere all the time, these cameras help them to
> enforce the law.
>
> We could hire more police who could then enforce the laws in person,
> but that costs a lot of money. So yes, it is about the money - but I'd
> argue that it is in part because it's a cheaper way to enforce the
> law.
>
> -Sarah
>
>
>
> --
> Sarah Wayland
> sarah.wayland at gmail.com
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