My thoughts about traffic light camera's at intersections.

I like traffic light camera's at stop lights. If you don't know what they are they are those funny looking boxes with the big lenses that stand 10 feet off the ground at the intersections where traffic lights are. If a driver goes through a red light or is going over the posted speed limit while going through the intersection than the camera will take a picture of the car's license plate and the fine will be mailed to the owner of the car. They are a good thing because it will keep the driver's feet more light on the accelerator and they will not try to beat the yellow light. When it comes to money driver's do not want to loose money from their pocket book so they will take the extra time to play it safe. This also makes our streets more safe so there will be less car accidents.

What I have not liked recently is that they are trying to get rid of the camera's in the city of Winnipeg because they are saying that it violates peoples privacy. They are filing a 200 million class action lawsuit against the city. I think that is not right and it is a horrible thing to do because if they take away the traffic light camera's than that just means that more people will start speeding again and trying to beat that red light camera at the intersections. If there is no diciplinary action for people's wrong's anymore than that means that people will be driving more dangerously because they know that they have no money to loose now. It's not like the fines were not put to good use. They went to the city and that was used for programs and activities and stuff run around the city. I will be quite angry if the people against the camera's win because it is just not right to break the laws in this case. expecially if it could mean taking someone's life just because people did not slow down for the red light intersection.