Entries Tagged as 'I-95'
9 March 2008 · Comments Off
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.
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1 March 2008 · Comments Off
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 stretch of I-95 between Old Lyme and New London where Gov. M. Jodi Rell has proposed establishing radar cameras in a “pilot program” prompted by longtime problems with speeding and a horrendous accident last year. But Stillman said her constituents seem “about 60-40″ against the technology; “people just don’t want cameras watching them,” she said.
The other committee chairman, Rep. Stephen D. Dargan, D-West Haven, said that although the bill raises many questions, he still is inclined to approve it in committee “so we can continue the dialogue.”
You know, technically I don’t think you have to advance it out of committee to foster more dialogue. You could have a few more public hearings….
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News From Connecticut · Privacy · Speed Limits · I-95 · Photo Radar
