re: Red light cameras

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Also, on the frequency of rear-end crashes, if the deployment discourages one 90-degree angle fatal collision while incurring a half dozen minor rear end collisions, its a win.

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If that's how the numbers play out, then sure it's a win. But from the research I've seen (I posted a link earlier), the numbers don't play out that way. Turns out it's a close call, incident-wise, injury-wise, and dollar-wise, whether a red light cam at a particular intersection is actually beneficial to public safety. The only sure thing is someone is making money on it.