RE: Watch the red light's in DC

["Browning David (TVCS)" <BrowningD@tce.com>]

If somebody doesn't do something about it, though, I'm convinced in about 20
years we will be going on RED and stopping on GREEN.  :)

dB

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Marty Hadden [mailto:iviarty@juno.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:46 PM
>>To: quattro@audifans.com
>>Subject: Re: Watch the red light's in DC
>>
>>
>>Big Brother just keeps getting bigger and bigger...
>>
>>-Marty
>>
>>On Wed, 19 May 1999 07:25:18 -0700 Andrew <apuck@ast.lmco.com> writes:
>>>Audifans,
>>>
>>>Just some interesting news, thought I could share with the group. In 
>>>the
>>>happy pursuit too increase share holder value ;) It seems to me like 
>>>the
>>>insurance could also win in this type of information?
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Andrew
>>>   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(   ,(  
>>>`-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-'  `-
>>>
>>>>    AAA OPPOSES LOCKHEED MARTIN RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN D.C.: The
>>>>    Automobile Association of America has urged Mayor Anthony A.
>>>>    Williams to rescind the District's contract for automated 
>>>traffic
>>>>    cameras, saying the program to catch red-light runners should
>>>>    improve public safety, not offer the camera suppliers an 
>>>opportunity
>>>>    to make money on lawbreakers. In a two-page letter to Williams, 
>>>Lon
>>>>    Anderson, director of public and government relations for the
>>>>    mid-Atlantic division of AAA, said the automobile association
>>>>    supports detection cameras, but he contends that Lockheed Martin
>>>>    should not receive a share of the violators'fines. "The main 
>>>impetus
>>>>    for the program must be to save lives, not to enhance corporate
>>>>    profits," the letter said. If the cameras catch as many 
>>violators 
>>>as
>>>>    expected, Lockheed Martin will receive about $28 million over 
>>>the
>>>>    three-year contract. Initially, the company will get 
>>$32 of each 
>>>$75
>>>>    fine paid, dropping to $16 a ticket as the number of citations
>>>>    increases. "This contract is a huge conflict of interest for 
>>>both
>>>>    the District and Lockheed Martin," Anderson said in his letter 
>>>to
>>>>    Williams. "The goal of the program should be to see the number 
>>>of
>>>>    red-light runners reduced to zero. What incentive is there for
>>>>    Lockheed Martin to see the problem reduced? Citizens have a 
>>>reason
>>>>    to question whether the District is acting to save lives or make
>>>>    money, or worse, make money for Lockheed Martin. A spokesman for
>>>>    AAA, said the District's arrangement with Lockheed is the only
>>>>    ticket-for-commission contract in the area, although other
>>>>    jurisdictions have contracts with Lockheed for 
>>detection cameras. 
>>>He
>>>>    said that AAA strongly supports using red-light camera 
>>technology 
>>>to
>>>>    deter motorists from running red lights but that the District's
>>>>    current contract with Lockheed Martin "taints the system." Mayor
>>>>    Williams' acting city administrator said the District will 
>>>respond
>>>>    to AAA's letter but does not plan to rescind or alter its 
>>>contract
>>>>    with Lockheed Martin. He also said there is no apparent 
>>conflict 
>>>of
>>>>    interest in the District's giving Lockheed Martin a cut of 
>>>ticket
>>>>    revenue. (Washington Post)
>>
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