One source of additional money is the "Rain Tax" that Houston voters approved in Prop 1.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Sadly, Mayor Parker and the City leaders will still have to come up with another way to get into our pockets -- all in the name of safety of course.
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- Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:18 pm
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- Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:56 pm
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Legality. The city charter of Houston prohibits traffic enforcement cameras operated by a for-profit company.Purplehood wrote:So what exactly is the difference between a camera recording a violation and a police officer, other than the fact that the police officer probably isn't watching 24/7?
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:07 pm
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How about left lane cameras to give tickets to people driving too slow? 
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:49 pm
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Especially revenue for American Traffic Solutions, the company that installed and operated the cameras, and staffed the center that was mailing out the tickets and collecting the money.ELB wrote:Because redlight cameras are about revenue, not running redlights.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/33/3310.asp
The documents are of particular interest because research in the nearby city of Baytown revealed that accidents increased 40 percent at red light camera locations. Baytown is also holding a citizen initiative to ban photo ticketing today.