Reply With Quotecould it be that these 38 cameras are the ones that bring in the least amount of money........... I won't be surprised if they announce 38 new camera sites in the very near future.
http://smh.drive.com.au/roads-and-tr...727-1hzcz.html
I like that this has been done but feel they should go further IMHO, like removing the one on cnr of Newbridge Rd & Henry Lawson @ Milperra, major cash cow that one is, especially with the 3 second green lights & 70 to 60 speed changes right before the lights.
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could it be that these 38 cameras are the ones that bring in the least amount of money........... I won't be surprised if they announce 38 new camera sites in the very near future.
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The report says, if you actually read it, that it found the cameras were not installed to be revenue raisers. They were installed given consideration to the road conditions and the crash stats. Where the cameras have been identified that there is no impact on crash stats, they are being removed. The sites that do have an impact are remaining. Even the ones who catch 1 or 2 drivers a month. Clearly these types of sites do not generate revenue given the costs to operate the sites.
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I read the article but not the, probably 500 pages, actual report. I hear what you say but actually some of the cameras are set up at sites where there are no crashes at all. I do agree that a lot contribute to road safety but others don't and there's just no way they are there for safety. In qld for instance, there are a few, north of Brisbane, that are not there for safety reasons though they might say that. Anyway, that's just my opinion. The best is still not to speed at all (like me)
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cash cow = too many leadfoots. Maybe if people focused more on their speed, the above statement wouldnt mean a thing
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
You'd need to leave a few cash cows in to pay for the maintenance contracts of all the cameras otherwise we'd pay for those contracts out of our tax
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You'd need to leave a few cash cows in to pay for the maintenance contracts of all the cameras otherwise we'd pay for those contracts out of our tax
if they could only make cameras that catch people driving tired, driving way under the speed limit or hogging the right lane.... that would make sense.
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That's all well and good as long as where ever they are, they are highly visible or else they will not serve any use as a speed deterrent...
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Redflex make their money on installing and maintaining the cameras . Fines go to the stateand are used for other purposes. Maquarie owns a shitload of small businesses, redflex is one
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