Fate of Cameras on the Line / Hearing Will Consider Extension of Va. Red-Light Surveillance

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: November 15, 2004 9:04:06 AM EST
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Subject: Fate of Cameras on the Line / Hearing Will Consider Extension 
of Va. Red-Light Surveillance


Fate of Cameras on the Line
Hearing Will Consider Extension of Va. Red-Light Surveillance

By Tom Jackman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 15, 2004; Page B02

Virginia's 10-year experiment with red-light cameras at traffic
intersections expires next year, and it is uncertain whether it will
be renewed.

A Virginia House committee hearing today should provide a strong
indication of whether supporters have any hopes of extending the
cameras' life in the upcoming General Assembly session.

The cameras, which automatically snap photos of vehicles when they
run red lights, are favored by law-enforcement officials for safety
reasons. More than 70 percent of motorists in AAA's Virginia surveys
support use of the cameras.

But privacy advocates said the cameras are overrated, intrusive and
unfair. They are preparing to lobby the legislature to ensure that it
doesn't extend a 1995 law expiring July 1 that authorizes the cameras.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49996-2004Nov14.html

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