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Old 07-03-2012, 06:50 AM
 
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Do you have citations for those studies? The Federal Highway Administration has a whole bunch of positive studies listed on its website and says "Automated red-light enforcement using cameras has shown to be effective in reducing the incidence of red-light running and the number of red-light running crashes."

Personally I'd like to see any evidence that Pittsburgh Police are willing to enforce traffic laws in the city. I'm really tired of seeing drivers constantly ignore rules and never get cited for it.
Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents
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Old 07-03-2012, 08:32 AM
 
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If I ever get a ticket in the mail I'll send back a picture of a pile of money.
Didn't that happen somewhere in the country? If I recall, the authorities sent back another picture of handcuffs. At least they had a sense of humor for a change...
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh area
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Didn't that happen somewhere in the country? If I recall, the authorities sent back another picture of handcuffs. At least they had a sense of humor for a change...
Yep, certainly a story that goes around. I was thinking maybe just a good gag made up but Snopes seems to think it really happened at least once:

snopes.com: Handcuffs Photo
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