Comments on WalkBikeCT: Traffic cameras rolled out in West Hartford

Instead of spending money on expensive cameras and...

2009-05-01T19:55:00.000-04:00

Instead of spending money on expensive cameras and tearing up the streets to install them, why not just buy a couple of squad cars to park at busy intersections. People automatically slow down when they see a police car. Some towns even put a dummy in the driver's seat. They can move them around. By the time people are close enough to see the car is empty, they have already slowed down.

Tickets should be given for 1mph over the speed li...

2009-02-22T21:03:00.000-05:00

Tickets should be given for 1mph over the speed limit. Limits are there for a reason.

25mph is the limit because when you drive 26, you're nearly twice as likely to kill a pedestrian as when you're driving 25.

Couple of thoughts come to mind...15mph over the p...

2009-02-22T07:44:00.000-05:00

Couple of thoughts come to mind...15mph over the posted is way to fast, they should make it 7-10mph over IMHO, which BTW I still consider too fast if there are pedestrians involved.

Second thought is they should back the cameras up with a patrol car on a regular basis, they tried the camera stunt in our town with poor results, several of our local politicians that passed through the area where the camera was located were caught DOUBLING the 25 mph speed limit and when confronted claimed it was an infringement on their "rights" and then pulled the system... So much for our rights to move about freely without being mauled by over zealous drivers.

Aaron