Seen in the Courant:
In a high-profile defeat for Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a key legislative committee on Thursday rejected her plan to install radar cameras to ticket speeders on a dangerous stretch of I-95.
Invoking fears of Big Brother, lawmakers shot down Rell’s plans for a pilot program in southeastern Connecticut by a 13-9 vote. The Democratic committee co-chairmen were split on an issue that came down to an unusual philosophical discussion over the rights of drivers and the power of government.
The majority on the committee said the public’s right to privacy outweighs the risks to public safety from speeding. They said more troopers should be on the road to saturate the area and stop speeders and drunken drivers before they hurt or kill someone.