ERBE:It's time to put a stop  to red-light cameras

From the moment of my first encounter, I have detested with unfathomable fury those so-called speed and red-light cameras. I abhor that they generate much higher ticket fees than before they existed, and that a chunk of the fines goes to the private companies hired by municipalities to run the camera systems. I loathe officials’ claims that the cameras are set up to improve public safety. That is pure malarkey: They decrease public safety and stick government hands deeper into citizens’ pockets.