My (probably ) last post on this topic: Looks like there's some diversity of opinion on this issue, but overall most list members support it, aside from the one who thought we were "whining." Whatever.
Today I spoke on the phone to Lt. Gregory Reinhart of the MPD. He detailed to me the city's plan to install 16 red light cameras this summer. I will not post the details of the deployment plan, I'll leave that to him. He said the deployment plan will be announced soon, on the city website. What I will say is this: his plan is solid, ethical, and based on common sense. I also want to say this: Lt. Reinhart is a consummate professional. He knows his stuff, is very well spoken as to the camera plan, and has many facts and figures to support his ideas. He spent a lot of time with me on the phone, and I know he cares about this issue of safety. He obviously has researched this area and is using the data in a responsible and fair manner. I am proud that he is a member of the MPD. Mike Thompson Windom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Titus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:06 PM Subject: RE: [Mpls] Red Light Cameras CAUSE Injuries > I lived in Virginia when they installed the cameras. I didn't see any > increase in accidents, but I am willing to believe the report. What I DID > notice was that drivers were a lot more cautious in approaching > intersections, ready for the light to turn yellow and willing to stop when > it did. It was wonderful! At the same time, as a driver, it kept me aware > of my driving habits. Cameras weren't just installed at red lights. They > were also installed at bridge overpasses at freeways to catch speeders. > Along with the cameras, they installed many speed display gizmos to give > drivers a visible warning of the speed they were driving at. I thought > these were pretty useful. If you haven't been paying attention, you > couldn't ignore the sign that flashed your speed at you. > > It certainly seemed to me that Virginia driving habits improved tremendously > when the cameras went in. One of the problems they experienced was that > people who were ticketed (the car owner) would go to court and claim that > they weren't actually driving their car that day but had loaned it to > someone else, or their teenager had it and had let a friend drive. It got > to be quite a hassle to enforce the tickets. > > Dottie Titus > Jordan > > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
