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Originally posted by henry fitch
. . . As 90-odd% Pure states, they reduce traffic deaths. . .
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Hey, I didn't state anything of the sort -- I was merely trying to point out that I couldn't find any reliable data on whether these cameras had, indeed reduced traffic deaths, or even changed driver behavior, for that matter. The
headline states that traffic deaths are down
overall in the city, and that "no fatal crashes reported at red-light areas," but nowhere in the article do they report what number of fatalities occurred at these intersections before the cameras were used, nor do they even imply (much less provide data to support), that fatalities overall are down due to this technology.
I have not formulated an opinion one way or the other, as I don't have enough information. My own experience is that I tend to stop, rather than go through an early yellow at a known camera intersection, but not if I'm near the end of the yellow with a tailgater behind me (don't want to get rear-ended).
I was just enjoying the opportunity to impugn the quality and reputation of the
Baltimore Sun, a known lefty-rag, as I believed some readers here would enjoy that immensely.