Red light cameras a hazard?
As a Nashville and Tennessee car accident lawyer I have been paying particular attention to attempts by the state and municipal governments in Tennessee to promote and insure public safety in the area of car accidents. As more and more cities in Tennessee are installing what has become known as “red light cameras” recent statistics are starting to show that the program, originally touted as a safety measure, might well be less about traffic safety then it is about filling the coffers of the government. The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro and the Tennessee Center for Policy Research reported that after twelve months of operation side-impact car crashes decreased from seventy-one to sixty-three while the number of rear-end car crashes actually increased by 24%.
During this same period a total of 19,995 citations were issued resulting in a total of $1.3 million in fines and penalties. Tennessee car accident lawyers are well aware of the fact that if all drivers followed the rules of the road and practiced a modicum of courtesy that car accidents in Tennessee would decline dramatically.
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