TXGunGeek posted this link to his blog to my two recent red light camera posts, and I thought it was important enough to bring up in a separate post.
A restraining order has been filed to prevent College Station from removing the red light cameras, ostensibly over the question of whether the issue got on the ballot as an “initiative” or as a “referendum.” Who filed the lawsuit? Well, by an amazing coincidence, it’s been filed by the law firm that did work for the pro-red light camera PAC American Traffic Solutions used as a front group.
Golly, what are the odds?
So there’s another reason to avoid red light cameras. In addition to causing accidents and transferring money from taxpayers to government, they’re also a gateway drug for deeper corruption of bureaucrats and elected officials.
Tags: American Traffic Solutions, College Station, red light cameras
[…] In the “old news is so exciting” department, Houston voters got rid of red light cameras in last week’s election. Well, voted them down, anyway. The usual red light sycophants were saying they couldn’t possibly shut them down until March, due to a 120 day notice contract with (yep, you guessed it) American Traffic Solutions, who you may remember from such hits as “We’re creating Astroturf PACs to keep us rolling in dough.” […]