Over at Grits for Breakfast, Scott Henson has details on state Rep. Carl Isett’s proposed bill that could put an end to red light cameras in Texas:
Those concerned with using cameras instead of police officers for traffic enforcement may want to make their views known to the Urban Affairs Committee supporting HB 985 by Rep. Carl Isett, which will be heard there tomorrow.
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This bill takes that opposition one step further and prohibits speeding and other traffic enforcement in addition to red light enfocement via cameras at intersections. (In the Senate, John Carona has legislation that would split revenue between locals and the state.)
Scott also provides a thorough list of why red light camera programs are such a bad idea, especially when there are much better ways to minimize red light running — ways MayorWhiteChiefHurtt wouldn’t even consider.
