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Basin Bridge Camera Tickets
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:17 pm
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Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:21 pm to WillieD
What they need are cameras to ensure trucks stay in the right lane.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:24 pm to WillieD
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“We have to properly fund our criminal justice system,” said Miguez. “We want to make sure we deter crime in this state and make sure that we have a police presence.”
We want the fine revenue and if cameras are installed, there will be less
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:30 pm to WillieD
If it does happen, I’ll throw those in the trash just like the ones in NOLA
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:32 pm to Boston911
Sounds like politicians just want a bigger piece of the pie from the vendor.
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:32 pm to WillieD
I was really hoping this would pass because I’m literally shaking due to the speeders every time I go down the basin bridge to catch a University of Louisiana sporting event (they’re the flagship school of Louisiana)
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:35 pm to el Gaucho
Damn Gaucho.. you really have lost your troll touch. Too obvious baw
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:36 pm to WillieD
Good. It was a horrible idea from the jump.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
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What they need are cameras to ensure trucks stay in the right lane.
I watched the committee meeting hoping to hear someone bring this up, and yet again it was overlooked. Everyone is focused on speed when lane changes are the real danger. I wonder if it is just easier and cheaper to shoot radar than it is to patrol the highway for left lane cruisers and trucks camping?
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:47 pm to facher08
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Everyone is focused on speed when lane changes are the real danger. I wonder if it is just easier and cheaper to shoot radar than it is to patrol the highway for left lane cruisers and trucks camping?
Just build explosive devices on trucks and sensors on the center lines. Anytime a truck crosses over the center line, it triggers an explosion.
Problem solved.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:50 pm to WillieD
Why did they use a burning car in the article?
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
I cross that bridge a lot, and when I see a truck doing 55 in the right lane it stands out as an anomaly.
Everyone else driving like a jackass doesn't help. The trucks going 55 in the right lane are a damn hazard when retards are weaving traffic at 85. A 30mph speed delta makes for dangerous situation
Everyone else driving like a jackass doesn't help. The trucks going 55 in the right lane are a damn hazard when retards are weaving traffic at 85. A 30mph speed delta makes for dangerous situation
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:59 pm to WillieD
I favor speed cameras without tickets. Just publish the license plate and speed violation on a website insurance companies can reference.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 2:59 pm to WillieD
This was always a money grab with the way the bill was written with a $350 fine for the first offense, going up to $1,000 for all others with actually having to patrol.
All of these camera tickets are BS, I hope that the camera can show up in court so I can face my accuser in accordance with the 6th amendment.
All of these camera tickets are BS, I hope that the camera can show up in court so I can face my accuser in accordance with the 6th amendment.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:05 pm to TigerAlumni2010
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This was always a money grab with the way the bill was written with a $350 fine for the first offense, going up to $1,000 for all others with actually having to patrol.
I thought it was stupid because the way it's written sort of assumes traffic conditions will always be perfect and no one will ever have any reason to speed up past 60 on the bridge. We all know that simply is not reality.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:10 pm to WillieD
I laughed at the people who legitimately believed this was going to happen.
Like you believe the state is going to maintain technology when they can’t even maintain simple things like roads and bridges?
Like you believe the state is going to maintain technology when they can’t even maintain simple things like roads and bridges?
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:32 pm to WillieD
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“We have to properly fund our criminal justice system,” said Miguez. “We want to make sure we deter crime in this state and make sure that we have a police presence.”
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“The last thing we need to do is make sure that these funds go towards a private entity and not straight to our locals," Miguez said.
I realize it’s fairly obvious that most traffic enforcement is all about revenue generation, but it’s kind of nuts to see a state senator straight up admit it. I mean.. is the priority reducing speed in the basin bridge or collecting revenue?
I think they could mitigate the impact to the local sheriffs by letting them keep revenue for tickets that they write. I mean, surely the cameras don’t prevent their officers from patrolling the highway. I can’t help but wonder if they’re more concerned that the cameras might actually be effective at reducing average speeds across the basin - making it a much less target-rich environment for the cops.
Not that I’m in favor of speed cameras in the first place. I’m not. I just think it’s a little crazy that law enforcement agencies are arguing that revenue is more important than safety.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:34 pm to RougeDawg
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I favor speed cameras without tickets. Just publish the license plate and speed violation on a website insurance companies can reference.
No thank you. How would you challenge that? Not to mention someone else could be driving your car.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:47 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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A 30mph speed delta makes for dangerous situation
This isn’t about safety lol
It’s about revenue
Everyone knows that a speed delta kills more than speed itself
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