maybe not in florida, but they are VERY effective here in california
people seem to have forgotten that yellow means SLOW DOWN, not speed up and get through
additionally, in gridlock prone areas they are incredibly effective and keeping the intersections clear - when i moved to los angeles one thing that shocked me was that the prevailing attitude was "red means 3 more cars can go through"
a number of people here object to them too, but i find it is because either they just don't want to have to wait that extra 2 minutes at a red light, or just don't want a ticket, like somehow they are entitled to break the law
the argument here against the cameras is that there aren't a lot of dedicated controlled left turns, and that traffic is so heavy that they will never get to turn left if they don't run the red - the answer is not to run the red - the answer is either to get the local government to install left turn lights, or to take three right turns instead of one left
it seems that people have lost the capacity to govern themselves, and need enforcement tools like this to keep them in line - in a perfect world, the honor system would work - unfortunately, it doesn't
as for the floridian situation, perhaps they just shouldn't have the older people driving - i have long felt that there should be more stringent testing of older drivers - relfexes, peripheral vision, and hearing are all things that should be checked periodically, and on all drivers, but especially the older ones, as degradation happens so much quicker - i am dealing with this right now with ayn's parents - it sucks that it happens, but eventually it happens to all of us
we just have to remember that driving is a privilege and not a right
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