RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE A DANGEROUS CASH GRAB BY MUNICIPALITIES

This past Saturday's Woolwich Observer has an Editorial by Steve Kannon regarding the latest news on red light cameras in Waterloo Region. Steve pulls no punches with his apparent contempt for regional officials who have no compunctions against lying to their employers (yes that's us). According to Steve "Trust us, it's about safety. That's the party line, but there are a growing number of studies showing that the cameras actually increase the number of accidents at intersections, particularily rearenders. That's especially true in jurisdictions where private companies are involved in the ploy, with U.S. reports of signal timing favouring quicker sequencing of yellow-to-red changes, the better to boost profits.".

That is contemptible but oh so typical of our elected and unelected officials. The title of Steve's Editorial is "Red light cams are about cash, not your safety".