And if I rephrase that. How many of these drivers were traveling at a speed that was safe for conditions below the posted limit. Or is there no feasible way for this to happen because your speed is automatically unsafe if you have no ability to stop at a yellow light.
The article doesn't state how many residents of the town were ticketed as opposed to out of town drivers passing through, but lets pretend it did. Nearly 50% of people in this town flagged, and a little under a quarter were ticketed.... in 3 short months? Not sure how many were drivers from outside the town, but that is a ridiculous sum. Change the law or scrap the camera, this is not working and is a burden to the citizens. I wonder how many traffic collisions will occur because people are slamming on the breaks trying to avoid getting ticketed.
How many of these drivers were traveling at a safe posted speed limit and caught a yellow on a rainy day and had no choice but to either enter a skidding sliding stop or get a ticket. and now due to their unfortunate luck have the added benefit of fighting this in court. Burden to the court, burden to the citizen and a significant expense of time and money. What a racket.
Perhaps Carvey as Perot on Waterworld was wrong... "You can't piss into a Mr. Coffee and get Taster's Choice"
The moon is made of green cheese. -- John Heywood