Schwarzenegger’s plan to add speed cameras in California has stalled
Schwarzenegger’s speed camera initiative takes hit
A controversial proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to retool the state’s red-light cameras to enable them to also function as speeding cameras has stalled.
As part of the governor’s plan to reduce a $20 billion deficit in California’s two-year state budget, he included a proposal to generate more money through modifying the state’s traffic cameras.
Schwarzenegger’s plan calls for authorizing local governments to issue traffic tickets for speeding violations through intersections which already have red-light cameras installed. Violators would face as much as $325 fines.
The administration estimates the speeding tickets from the 500 cameras statewide would generate about $338 million a year for such purposes as courthouse security. Revenue would be split between local governments (15 percent) and the state (85 percent).
Original Source Land Line Magazine
