Voters Ban Red-Light Cameras (Anaheim, California)

[tomm2thumbs]

Nearly 73% of voters Tuesday approved Measure K, which amends the Anaheim City Charter to prevent the City Council from authorizing any red-light cameras or other automated traffic enforcement systems.

The move comes amid growing debate about the cost and effectiveness of the cameras, which are used in dozens of California cities.

The Anaheim City Council does not want to install them. But backers of the measure said they feared future councils might be tempted to do so to generate extra revenue for the city.

link:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/anaheim-voters-ban-red-light-cameras.html

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guessing this will spread - folks don't like being ticketed for corporate profits to companies running these things

[KT2000]

1. a town in Washington

had a bill that required 2/3 (I think) vote of the council before those could be put in their town. It was sponsored by RW no-tax guy who probably runs red lights.

[tomm2thumbs]

2. makes 2/3rd more donations to throw around - this is getting expensive

gonna have to make those tickets higher to pay for all the lobbying, ahead of time

[jillan]

3. They were banned in Arizona as well. But it was the republicans that got them banned.

They didn't like government intruding in their pick-up-trucks.

[Psephos]

4. GOOD! n/t

[bliss_eternal]

5. I wish more socal cities would get a clue about those cameras.

Total waste of tax payer money. :(