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Texas Is Latest State to Pump the Brakes on Red-Light Cameras
Main Street in Fredericksburg, Tex. The governor signed a law this month banning red-light cameras in the state.CreditCreditPaul Harris/Getty Images
By Christine Hauser
On a recent morning in May, Carlos Barrientos drove up to a Belt Line Road intersection on his way to work in Grand Prairie, Tex. His breakfast sandwich, sports drink, backpack and papers were arranged around him and on the seats, so Mr. Barrientos, 23, tried to avoid making sudden moves.
Suddenly a yellow traffic light flickered overhead, followed seconds later, he said, by a red light. A camera flashed, catching his license plate when the vehicle edged close to the crossing or continued through it, he said. Days later, he received what will soon be a thing of the past for thousands of drivers in Texas: a $75 ticket for going through a red light based on the automated camera snapshot.
“It does not give you any warning,” Mr. Barrientos, who works in real estate investing and marketing, said in an interview. “All of a sudden, two seconds to brake in a whole intersection. Go over the white line, you will still get that ticket.”
With the signing of a bill last weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott made Texas the latest state to ban red-light traffic cameras.
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mrpowerI was personally fined by red-light cameras a few times in Texas and always thought I had bad luck and wanted to kick my own butt. I rarely make a full stop at traffic lights , but don't be confused and think I am an unsafe driver. I am a highly defensive driver who predicts what could happen around me with an engineering mind. When I don't make a full stop, it's because I don't feel it's necessary - hate to do stupid things. Though I hate those cameras, I never dreamed about they could be banned by LAW! Now they are banned in Texas! What a relief! A lot of people could think why would the law makers want to ban such a seemingly good thing for the safety of the people? This subject gets interesting. I will post another story that goes further and would be a better subject to discuss and demonstrate why technologies do not always do good things for people - especially for those who value their freedom and rights.
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Arthurunimaginable!
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