Government at its worst

that intersections with cameras can cause more accidents. I am so paranoid about accidentally being in the intersection at the wrong time that I unnecessarily slam on my brakes as soon as the light turns yellow. I've come really close to being rear-ended a number of times and have probably ticked off tons of people behind me. I have no problem driving through intersections without cameras.

I got a ticket for very slowly taking a free right turn on the camera. Lots of time to see if it was safe and all that. $124. If anyone here has ever broken ANY kind of trafic law, no mater how minor, let us know. Never coming to a complete stop, crossing the double line ect. And if you have, do the right thing and send $124 the the government.

It's simple, as with everything, there is a tradeoff. If Licata looks to increase revenue, he will get less safety, more people killed and injured. If tickets are written with revenue in mind, they will increase revenue. If with safety, more safety.

increasing the length of the "yellow" cycle by about 1 second solves the rear-ending problem.

I'm no big fan of the cameras, but if they are at a greater number of intersections people will adjust their driving style for all intersections. When there are only a few red light intersections, people tend to freak out and over-react to the yellow at those particular corners.

There's no excuse, in computerized age, to put a more user-friendly yellow on stop lights. Five seconds before the end of the green cycle the yellow light should start to flash- once per second, while the green light remained on. Anybody looking at the signal would be aware that the light was about to turn yellow. All the Type A's could floor it and fly through the intersection in time to clear, and anybody following a car where nothing shows over the top of the driver's seat except two tiny little hands on the steering wheel and some blue hair will realize the car in front is probably going to stop.

Driver A stops abruptly to avoid running a red light. Driver B, in the following car, plows into the back of Driver A.

So who's to blame in a rear end collission? The traffic light? Nope. Driver A? Nope, Driver A was obeying a traffic signal. Driver B? Yep. Driver B failed to follow at a safe distance and was unable to respond and brake in time to avoid colliding with Driver A.

Blaming in on the "government" because Driver A stopped for a traffic signal is inconsistent with a philosophy that prioritizes personal responsibility.

Driver A could have slammed on the brakes because a small kid or a dog ran into the street from between two parked cars, or any other reason. Driver A has to be concerned with the operation of his or her own car, and if safe operation or avoiding an accident calls for a sudden stop, it's up to the following driver to stop safely as well.

Nobody should be forced to make poor decisions behind the wheel because the impatient fool immediately behind is following too closely.

I think those stats are twisted by someone who has a bad driving record. Cameras in school zones dramatically slow people down. Cameras caught the person who killed Officer Brenton. I would be in favor of a camera every 10 square feet, everywhere. In fact, if there was a Govt camera in every room of every person's house, there would be little to no domestic violence or child molestation. Like it or not, just like illegals from Mexico, there will be lots more cameras in the future, not less. Stop speeding, stop worrying about taking "free" right turns, and simply OBEY the law.

Uncle Adolph would have loved you.

something genuine Seattle liberals have a shortage of.

otmilkr wants cameras everywhere, the constitution abolished ("it's a dinosaur document"), UN troops sweeping neighborhoods confiscating guns...and knife control (with a new federal agency set up)....

Although these ideas are not too extreme for the typical Seattle liberal...I smell some bad fish.

Just drive safely and you won't get your picture snapped. It's so easy.

Shocking, isn't it? A man of Chuck Gould's ethics taking a potshot at the senior driver - stereotyping...profiling. I'm surprised he didn't throw Asian drivers into his hateful little missive.