16.03.2008 03:06 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Dallas is considers shutting off red light cams, since they're working too well and harming revenue

Filed under: Digital Cameras, TransportationThere's just one, fairly ironic, flaw to the otherwise totally lovable red light cameras that adorn Dallas: they work too well. Turns out the cams have curtailed red light infractions by 50 percent, which in turn has put a budget crunch on City Hall. The city is now considering stopping its planned rollout of more cameras, or shutting down the cameras on a rotating basis -- upkeep when off is next to nothing, but the city pays $3,799 per month per online camera to its service provider. That sounds like quite a spendy broadband bill, but we're no

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