tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post4179972312930706420..comments2023-09-10T07:12:25.438-06:00Comments on Greg Solano Blog: Will Red Light Camera's Leave Albuquerque?Greg Solanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333496888444848509noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-8359991829364163392007-12-18T07:38:00.000-07:002007-12-18T07:38:00.000-07:00I think the red light cameras should stay. Of the ...I think the red light cameras should stay. <BR/><BR/>Of the people I know and those who I have spoken to, those who oppose the red light camera program have been the same who have received tickets... repeatedly in a majority of the cases.<BR/><BR/>Sound to me like people need to follow the rules of the road. Then you have no worries.<BR/><BR/>And the appeals process is being backlogged by people who don't want to admit they have broken the law and have been caught. Just pay the damn thing (make payments if necessary) and don't do it again.<BR/><BR/>Studies in other areas that have used this very technology indicate that it is effective; by increasing awareness, you increase safety, thereby reducing accidents, injuries and deaths;thus reducing the public cost overall. Why should ABQ be so different?<BR/><BR/>Stop thinking of yourselves, and think of the bigger picture. Slow down, be considerate of others when in traffic, and follow traffic laws. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps when we get in that "mindset" then we could remove intrusive gadgets such as traffic cameras.. but until that time arrives.. I am all for the Red Light Camera System, and would like to see more of this kind of camera technology all over the city.spmosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335386241346323885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-70312279664871563852007-11-28T09:59:00.000-07:002007-11-28T09:59:00.000-07:00Sure you can ask me questions. An important meetin...Sure you can ask me questions. An important meeting will be held on December 3, at the Albuquerque City Council Chambers. Councilor Brad Winter will introduce legislation to suspend the red light camera program in Albuquerque. You can call city hall for the time and directions to the meeting.Greg Solanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333496888444848509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-28573797917992220462007-11-28T05:04:00.000-07:002007-11-28T05:04:00.000-07:00They spent $4.8 million to run the safety program,...They spent $4.8 million to run the safety program, which means $5.8 million is in the city general fund - all generated from the red light and speed program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-17319958723909667542007-11-25T23:12:00.000-07:002007-11-25T23:12:00.000-07:00Hi, My name is Samantha And i was wondering if I c...Hi, My name is Samantha And i was wondering if I could ask you a couple of questions about the red lights in ABQ. I'm a student and i was also wondering if you knew of any public meetings that went on or are going to be happening about this situation on the red lights. please let me know, my email is _jiggawhat@hellokitty.com. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20668173.post-42196073383113379702007-11-14T21:00:00.000-07:002007-11-14T21:00:00.000-07:00Mayor Chavez is right to question the integrity of...Mayor Chavez is right to question the integrity of this unconscionable hoax being perpetrated on the people by the City's so-called "Redflex" traffic control. <BR/><BR/>It is a hoax for the following reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) It is patently unfair. Appeal rights are meaningless insofar as these "techno-tickets" are issued much after the fact, leaving the victim of this hoax without the ability to provide evidence that a violation did not occur. There is NOTHING in a still photo that establishes culpability, e.g., was the person who is being charged actually the person who was operating the vehicle? Were speed limit signs properly posted or were they absent at the time of the "alleged" offense? A person so charged does not know they are being charged with an offense until they recieve a citation in the mail days or weeks later when evidence that would clear them has been removed or tampered with! It is a hoax! Moreover, the "judge" simply sides with the "officer," when there is a dispute, citing some illogical "preponderance" notion. This has happened even when there are two witnesses that are at the appeal who testify under oath that the officer is in error. No matter to the judge--there is money to be made by denying an appellant of his/her lawful rights. Might makes right in Redhoax World!<BR/><BR/>2) This Scottsdale corporation must be laughing all the way to the bank at the expense of Albuquerques citizens, as they slam on their brakes to avoid a techno-ticket inflicted on them by a robo-cop. And the beauty of it all is that not only is it tragically dangerous, but it is totally ineffective and unfair.<BR/><BR/>I hope that the task force will see through this cash cow and stop it in its tracks. Here is something to ponder if you are concerned about traffic safety as well as the issue of fairness to the people. When I went to the so-called appeal court, one of the victims of the Red Hoax asked the officer why he did not drive a marked car or van to slow traffic down and improve safety, he replied: "If I drove a marked car/van, everyone would see it and slow down, and I wouldn't be able to issue any tickets." This remark was made by an APD officer under oath during an appeal. My question is: what are the real priorities here, if not safety, and clearly that is not the point of the RedHoax traffic system. The APD is interested in issuing tickets and relieving motorists of their rights, their integrity and their money--as a priority over and above the issue of safety which is least on their agenda. There is a policeman sitting there in disguise watching alleged unsafe driving, but not bothering to pull a person over to intervene for safety's sake. I think this is a love-affair with money and technology that flys in the face of sound government, respect for the law, and safety. Accordingly, the city should be forced to do away with this dangerous, costly, and unethical folly. The city and the APD should go back to making money the old fashioned way: they should earn it, by promoting safety over their Redhoax money machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com