tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929445094873533843.post6460673917421983192..comments2023-08-29T09:39:05.910-04:00Comments on The Ready Line: Quote Of The DayBrent Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086158531639958440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929445094873533843.post-75008175894426110962008-05-21T07:38:00.001-04:002008-05-21T07:38:00.001-04:00C, thanks for the note. I understand the gestures ...C, thanks for the note. I understand the gestures also. Here in Columbus, the selling point was that the city wouldn't have to put out a dime. The private company covered the cost of cameras and installation...and then took -- TAKE -- a hefty percentage. Results are mixed so far as to whether the accident rate has changed. But the city officials here beat there chests and crow about making the city safer, without any additional outlay of capital. Its all quite turned upside down.Brent Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086158531639958440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929445094873533843.post-16349365921586773222008-05-21T07:38:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:38:00.000-04:00C, thanks for the note. I understand the gestures ...C, thanks for the note. I understand the gestures also. Here in Columbus, the selling point was that the city wouldn't have to put out a dime. The private company covered the cost of cameras and installation...and then took -- TAKE -- a hefty percentage. Results are mixed so far as to whether the accident rate has changed. But the city officials here beat there chests and crow about making the city safer, without any additional outlay of capital. Its all quite turned upside down.Brent Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086158531639958440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929445094873533843.post-42602775082255783892008-05-21T04:55:00.000-04:002008-05-21T04:55:00.000-04:00Honestly, while I don't approve of the blatant dis...Honestly, while I don't approve of the blatant disregard for the law that these officers are showing, I do sympathize with their gesture towards the cameras. Most if not all intersection cameras are not state/county run. Instead, a 3rd party company will come in, install cameras, charge the county/state/city a couple million and then rake in profits since they usually take 30-75% of the ticket. A canadian city did a cost analysis of their traffic cameras and found that they were losing money on the whole deal and that the intersections with cameras had actually increased in number of accident.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200345293020044766noreply@blogger.com