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If it were really about safety then it would be easy to remove any doubt by making the revenues raised go to some federal fund that would further raise safety by improving road infrastructure - with a percentage siphoned of to enable the purchase of more cameras.
It would be very telling to see the county losing interest in more cameras because there was no financial return.
The worst policy would be to outsource the camera service in the way that is suggested by the Lockheed Martin example.
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not about safety
a lot of studies show that a considerable amount of more accidents are occuring because motorists are slamming ont heir breaks trying to avoid getting a ticket...
researchers in california found that Lockheed Martin (the maker of many red light cameras in california) was receiving $70 for every ticket issued. research also showed how a single intersection in san diego earned the city over $3 Million in REVENUE.
at this point, it seems like a lot of struggling cities are using the safety issue as a means to fatten their coffers...
a wise man once said "it's all about the benjamins baby..." and then he shot tupac... ;)
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