David Breneman wrote:
>
> Not surprisingly, the insurance industry is a very
> vocal advocate of automatic ticket-writing machines
> such as "traffic enforcement cameras". The makers
> of these machines usually provide them to the police
> in exchange for a *percentage of the income* generated
> by them. Everybody wins! The jurisdiction gets
> revenue, the manufacturer gets profits, and the
> insurance company rakes in increased premiums from
> otherwise safe drivers. Everybody wins, that is,
> except the driver, who's the victim of this money grab.
>
>
Interesting argument, except if you don't break the law, you don't get
caught, so you are not a victim.
How many people are hurt each year due to someone else loosing control
of their vehicle due to speed higher than the conditions allow?
Regardless of speed limit?
I do, however, ignore the little yellow signs :-)
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Stephen West-Fisher
Coastal Data Systems
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http://www.coastaldatasystems.com/
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