Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Democrat from Golden, thinks automated red-light and photo-radar cameras are often used by cities to boost revenues.
Hear, hear!
He believes the cameras often “seem to do little to improve public safety.”
We couldn’t have said it better.
And he would have Congress prohibit states and cities from using the cameras except in school zones and construction zones.
Say what?
If federal funds are being used to subsidize red-light and photo-radar equipment, then by all means turn off the spigot. But if federalism means anything, shouldn’t it mean that Congress trusts states and cities to make their own decisions about how they enforce their traffic laws?
How much more local can you get than a residential speed trap?
Congress should stay out of it.
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