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Two articles from different sources, reporting on different parts of the country Seen in the Boston Herald: Pike officials, under fire for approving a hefty toll hike scheduled to take effect July 1, faced more heat yesterday after the Herald reported that there was a 23 percent increase in speeding tickets on the Pike during the first [...] 
Given prior public debate about setting up photo radar on Avon Mountain and on I-95, as well as West Hartford’s ‘warnings only’ photo radar… well, given the tightness of the budget and congestion on Connecticut highways, it’s not surprising that some photo traffic enforcement measure would have some traction in the Connecticut legislature this session. [...] 
And people wonder why I hate driving in West Hartford. From the Courant: Speeders beware — you are being watched. But the speed-detection camera installed this week at Boulevard and Whiting Lane is a kind of compassionate Big Brother that just wants to slow down drivers. Those photographed traveling 45 mph or faster at this 30-mph location [...]
In roadgeek circles, there is perennial debate about whether speeding tickets are a means to enforce safe driving, or are a way for governments to derive additional revenue from citizens. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tuesday pointed to a paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis which is set to be published in the Journal [...]
Seen in the Courant: State police issued a total of 66,864 citations for speeding in 2007. During the first six months of 2008, state police issued 37,615 speeding citations, 16 percent more than the same period for 2007, Vance said. The article is actually announcing the introduction of newer LIDAR (laser) units with faster acquisition times. [...] 
I think having record-high fuel prices at a traditional vacation week has really focused the media attention on national energy policy (or the lack thereof). Many of the interesting articles I have encountered in the past few days have been energy-themed. Consider: WSJ.com’s Deal Journal: [JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon] On oil, which recently hit a record [...] 
I have a weird sense of humor. In response to a discussion on misc.transport.road, in which the pros and cons of reinstituting a national speed limit in the name of conservation and stopping global warming are being debated, my silly idea for a new (and presumably ignored) national speed limit has been stuck in my head. Thus, [...]
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 [...] 
Seen in the Courant: Although fueled by major political muscle, a controversial bill to install automated radar cameras to ticket speeders on I-95 faces uncertainty in its first legislative test next week — a vote by the legislature’s public safety committee on whether to advance the bill for further consideration by other committees.[...] Stillman’s district includes the [...]
I’ve written previously about Governor Rell being determined to do something about certain hazards on the state’s roads. One of her ideas is to start using speed-enforcement cameras. There’s one problem with that idea, which George Gombossy highlighted in a blog post this weekend: One of the lesser-known facts in the Connecticut Motor Vehicle Department is [...] |
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