Lawmakers hit gas on red light camera repeal

Lawmakers hit
gas on red light camera repeal
Just a year after lawmakers passed a law
legalizing red light cameras at traffic intersections, a new crops of
legislators wants to slam on the brakes.

The House Appropriations
Committee Wednesday voted 12-9 to repeal the law passed a year ago that has led
municipalities across the state to install red lights at traffic intersections.


Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Trinity, the House sponsor of the bill, said
that there have been numerous problems with the cameras and many counties are
throwing out traffic cases spurred by red light camera photos.

“Let’s
step back and figure out a way where we can make these intersections safer for
our communities,” he said.

Law enforcement has lined up against the bill
though, saying the cameras are cutting down on serious accidents in their
communities. Many lawmakers, citing concerns from their local sheriffs, said
they could not vote for the repeal, particularly since it had not been in effect
for even a year.

“I don’t want the blood on my hands that might be
caused by repealing it,” said state Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg.Light
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You said: " Many lawmakers, citing
concerns from their local sheriffs, said they could not vote for the repeal,
particularly since it had not been in effect for even a year."

The
lawmakers don't get elected by 1 sheriff. They get elected by thousands of
VOTERS who are also *drivers* who want this law repealed.

This law needs
to be repealed and the state Constitution changed to ban photo enforcement
cameras of all kinds forever. We have already seen evidence from Charles Territo
of American Traffic Solutions that they sneak back into an area after their
cameras have been kicked out and try collecting data which they then hope to use
to get the cameras reinstalled. It just happened in Texas. They're like slimy
mud - they ooze in the cracks.

These lawmakers need to get busy and
force local governments to adjust their signal timing, to lengthen yellows, to
have all 4 lights red at once for a couple of seconds.The replacement lighting
we feel is far led downlight superior
to that of the LED lighting. In some locations, a light will stay red if a
speeder enters an intersection after the light goes red.

St.While
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unstable in the past, it seems to have improved greatly with recent updates.
Pete is breaking its neck to get its cameras installed so that if the camera
lobbyists succeed in grandfathering existing lights, they'll keep the cameras
and revenue. They are bypassing the bid process to do this and trying to
piggyback on the Miami ATS contract instead. This just shows you what kind of
sneaky stuff goes on in the name of "safety."

What else would you expect
from a St. Pete representative (Rouson) than to make some emotional remark about
blood on his hands. What he means is he wants to keep GREEN in the pockets of
the local government. Sorry,In the case of Cree a significant led light bulbs amount of their LED
sales come from the purchase of Cotco whose primary focus was on moving message
panels used in displays/electronic bill boards.  Mr. Rouson, that doesn't fly.
But I bet the Mayor wishes it did. Make no mistake, YOUR seat will be in
jeopardy if you don't pay attention to voters instead of 1 mayor and 1 police
chief and a few elected officials.