[Mpls] Red Light Cameras CAUSE Injuries

[Terrell Brown]

-----Original Message-----
From: Leurquin, Ronald

 

As for causing more accidents, the use of 'accidents' is very wrong.  These
are not accidental in any way, its poor driving habits that need to stop.

 

[TB]  No its not, "Accidents" is a very appropriate term.

 

ac.ci.dent   ((ks-dnt, -dnt)

n. 

An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or
harm: car accidents on icy roads.

 

ac.ci.dent
Function: noun
: an unexpected usually sudden event that occurs without intent or volition
although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a
combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury)
for which the affected party may be entitled to relief under the law or to
compensation under an insurance policy -see also UNAVOIDABLE
<http://dictionary.reference.com/legal/search?db=mwlaw&nq=unavoidableacciden
t>  ACCIDENT 

 

 

Unless, of course, you are suggesting that people are intentionally running
their cars into other vehicles.

 

 

I'm not a fan of the photo cop systems.  The assumption that the registered
owner of the vehicle is the driver is flawed (if the vehicle is registered
to dual owners, do they both get a ticket?).  The system takes a single
photo; it won't catch the 3rd car through the intersection after the light
changes.  If you believe the spam emails that I receive, you can defeat the
system by merely painting some stuff on your plates that prevents reading
the plate number.  Or be creative like some of the folks in London and
change on of the digits on your plate so that the tag goes to someone else.



 

 

 

Terrell Brown

Loring Park