Arizona Turns Off State Level Speed Cameras
Date: Saturday, July 17 @ 15:06:28 UTC
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 The Telegraph has reported that Arizona, the first to deploy speed cameras across a whole state, has scrapped its speed camera programme.
The decision was based on a mix of privacy concerns ("the intrusive nature of the system" was cited) and widespread public anger surrounding the belief that the cameras were primarily revenue generators and had little to do with safety. This is despite the Department of Public Safety claim of a resultant 19 per cent drop in fatal collisions on highways.
Only 16 per cent of those ticketed by the cameras actually paid up, but the cash-strapped state still managed to generate £50 million in revenue from the scheme.
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