Proof positive that speed cameras are only for the money

Proof positive that speed cameras are only for the money: At a March 30 state budget hearing, PennDOT voiced support for speed cameras. What business does PennDOT have in promoting speed cameras in a budget hearing? Speed cameras have no impact on the budget. Or do they? The tens of millions of dollars that would flow into government coffers would certainly have an impact.

My opposition to speed cameras comes from the real-world failure of the cameras to deliver any safety benefits.

Washington, D.C. speed cameras have not improved traffic safety. Accident rates have not improved in Washington, DC after issuing $500 million in speed camera tickets.

Washington, DC has been using speed cameras for more than a decade, but traffic safety has not improved. The city's private vendors have mailed more than 7 million photo tickets and collected a half-billion dollars in revenue; injury accidents have not declined as they have throughout the rest of the country.

This is what Pennsylvania will get: $500 million stolen from drivers for nothing.

Tell your state Representative and Senator to vote NO on speed camera Speed Trap Bill HB 522. Do not re-authorize the speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard, and repeal work zone speed cameras.