tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post649471418873599990..comments2023-04-13T07:18:14.262-07:00Comments on Courierwatch: A1: "Phone survey shows 78-percent support for photo radar in PV"Steven Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-42912910681086354232007-06-01T23:54:00.000-07:002007-06-01T23:54:00.000-07:00I understand the point, but I don't think it holds...I understand the point, but I don't think it holds up. If the town were in it for the money, it'd have negotiated a better cut of the take. Instead, it's grateful to be taken.<BR/><BR/>The town planners, lacking any special vision, chose to build conventional intersections when there was nothing out in that direction, and now they're dealing with too-fast growth and the related carnage. Given the normal ration of imagination awarded bureaucracies, the result is a predictable dog's breakfast, and I imagine the Redflex system looked like an easy fix. To its credit, the numbers say it's working.<BR/><BR/>Rather than complain that we've reached this pass, I think we can take a quick, simple lesson in why it's important to be very careful about growth and aim high for the future. Every easy decision breeds a snake's nest of unintended consequences.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-17722381305118793622007-06-01T22:58:00.000-07:002007-06-01T22:58:00.000-07:00An important difference. Who in the hell cares abo...An important difference. Who in the hell cares about photo radar except a money-hungry municipality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com