Shivar For President: NC Town Red Lights Red Light Cameras
17 red light cameras that monitor 15 intersections in the town of Cary, NC, will go dark at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, as the town scraps its red light program.
According to a report by the research triangle TV station WRAL, Cary Town Manager Benjamin Shivar suggested scrapping the program, “citing a WRAL News report that found drivers were being improperly ticketed on left turns, as well as a lawsuit over the cameras, administrative costs and uncertainty about the state legislation authorizing the program.”
A week ago, Cary’s Town Council voted to get rid of the cameras. They were in use for eight years and triggered hundreds of complaints from drivers who said they were improperly ticketed.
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Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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However, the fact remains that if you are AGAINST red light cameras, it's USUALLY because you run red lights...It's okay to be against them if there are corrupt back run deals with the system suppliers, etc and your tax dollars are being wasted...BUT to be against them to ticket people that run red light and kill people is wrong. I LOVE seeing people get busted for blatantly putting others at risk because they can't get up early enough to be at work on time or they feel THEY have more of a right than the next guy to ignore traffic signals. I wish they had them in my town.
I do not think this is a load of garbage. I have seen the yellow lights get LONGER, I have seen the switch from the old days when the green and red flipped at the same time to the current delayed green that is common. With every change too many drivers have "adjusted" to the changes in signal timing and run the lights. When was left on red made legal? The same time a passing was okay'd regardless of the stripes painted on the road? God help you if you are a pedestrian trying to cross a street. I am not so keen on the speeding cameras, but I am fine with the red light cameras and I'd like to see more of them. Don't want to contribute to the city till? Then don't run the light.
If anyone thinks red light cameras are anything but a money grab they have not been paying attention.
Quote - Locals refer to Cary as a “Containment Area for Relocated Yankees”. How about Clayton? Cary Like Area Yankees Taking Over Now I live just across the line in Franklin County, the red headed bastard child of NC counties, where we're #5 in property tax and still can't get 401 4-laned to Louisburg! At least our schools (except Y-ville) are on the traditional instead of that year round bullshit.