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Post by fakelottotix on Jun 25, 2014 12:10:25 GMT -5
www.therepublic.com/view/story/99ce1b0c2ade46178a7209e05f880857/NY--Speed-Cameras ALBANY, New York — More than 200 new speed cameras are authorized for school zones in New York City and Long Island under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The cameras will operate during and immediately before and after school activities. Speeders caught by the devices would be mailed a $50 ticket, but the infraction would not affect their auto insurance rates. Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island will get up to 125 cameras; New York City already has 20 of the devices and can now add up to 120 more. While local governments stand to raise millions of dollars in revenue from the cameras, supporters said they are primarily meant to increase safety around schools. In New York City, the automated devices are a part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign to reduce traffic fatalities. "We're one step closer to putting in place an important safeguard to keep our children safe," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Wednesday during Cuomo's signing ceremony in Bethpage. "Speed cameras send a simple message to drivers: if you go over the speed limit, you will receive a ticket. The answer is, quite simply, don't risk it." Cuomo's office cited data showing that a child struck by a car traveling at 40 miles per hour faces a 70 percent chance of dying, while a child struck by a vehicle going 30 miles per hour faces a 20 percent chance of death. The governor, a Democrat, said the cameras should "send a message to all drivers — slow down and obey the speed limit, especially when passing by a school."
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Post by k9packerspd on Jun 25, 2014 20:28:31 GMT -5
Sales should start to increase on the island very soon...
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Post by tornado on Jun 25, 2014 21:43:42 GMT -5
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Post by redstone14 on Jun 26, 2014 0:08:52 GMT -5
CBS 2 Exclusive: An Inside Look At New York City’s Speed Camera CarsDOT Commissioner Says This Is Not 'Gotcha' And This Is Not A Money Grab NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The words “smile, you’re on candid camera” have taken on new meaning in the city’s crackdown on speeding motorists. CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer got an exclusive peek Wednesday at the new way drivers get to say “cheese” – and not by choice. Watch video in article...... newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/18/cbs-2-exclusive-an-inside-look-at-new-york-citys-speed-camera-cars/
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Post by luvinretrmnt on Jun 26, 2014 8:14:31 GMT -5
where are the stats of how many kids have been killed by cars in a school zone??? any?? in the last 5 years.....just the ones trying to cross sunrise hwy against the lights, or Hemp turnpike....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is what its all about....
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Post by redstone14 on Jun 26, 2014 23:01:01 GMT -5
During my 30+ years on the street, I cannot remember ever taking a serious acc on or around school property during school hours. Not to say they never happen but I think my experience is fairly typical.
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