Red-light cameras for Chelmsford?

You're late for work and fighting rush-hour traffic. Time is your worst enemy -- well, except for that yellow light.

[Bob]

Add the red light cameras, and I'll just avoid driving in Chelmsford - go ahead, and hurt the businesses in your town!

[Ron]

I would love the red light cameras.

[George Orwell]

Cool!!!! now we can lay off some more Chelmsford Police, why would they be needed if everything is automated? They can also put some fast food restaurants right next to the police station so they wont have to leave their chairs while looking at the pictures.
No health care to pay for their families, no Union Contracts to deal with, the savings are tremendous.. Just walk everywhere though...

[Dave in Chelms]

Too many crazy drivers here in Chelmsford. I'm sick of seeing idiots blow through red lights. The cops can't be everywhere.

I can't wait for the red light tickets to start getting mailed out!

[Smokestack Lightning]

Bob wrote:

Add the red light cameras, and I'll just avoid driving in Chelmsford - go ahead, and hurt the businesses in your town!

So you decide where to shop based on whether you can run red lights there? Interesting.

[Resident]

Some towns have found that the ticket revenue doesn't justify the cost. At least one has decided to remove them.

Worse, some towns shorten the yellow light time to increase the number of tickets. In addition to being dangerous, this is also illegal.

Then there's the privacy issue.

[Smokestack Lightning]

Please explain "the privacy issue."

[Peg]

I got a ticket but it was covered in white sprinkles from someones donut. I cant make out how much I owe.

[Flush]

We dont need red light cameras. We need a red light district.

[Dan in Chelms]

Smokestack Lightning wrote:

Please explain "the privacy issue."

It must mean that you can blow through red lights when police are not around and that it is your private business to do so if you consider yourself above the law.

[Sam]

Smokestack Lightning wrote:

Please explain "the privacy issue."

Running the red light is a private moment.

[captain sack]

put a camera on every telephone pole we can stop alot more crimes if thats not enough face the camera towards peoples houses.... is this where we want to go? enough already

[Dan in Chelms]

captain sack wrote:

put a camera on every telephone pole we can stop alot more crimes if thats not enough face the camera towards peoples houses.... is this where we want to go? enough already

If it would stop crime I am all for it.

[anonymous]

is this really that big of an issue?? how about we fix the clusterfukc that is the drum hill rotary (again). Maybe then I wouldn't be so angry about driving once I finally get through the labyrinth and make it into chelmsford?

[Sam]

captain sack wrote:

put a camera on every telephone pole we can stop alot more crimes if thats not enough face the camera towards peoples houses.... is this where we want to go? enough already

Big Baby Davis will only be out 4-6 weeks. He should be back.

[Bagdad Harry]

Um...in this state an officer has to hand you the ticket in hand....
Therefore redlight cameras would be moot!

[Bagdad Harry]

anonymous wrote:

is this really that big of an issue?? how about we fix the clusterfukc that is the drum hill rotary (again). Maybe then I wouldn't be so angry about driving once I finally get through the labyrinth and make it into chelmsford?

Lets put it back to a rotary...
Was so much better that way...

[Officer Ben]

Bagdad Harry wrote:

Um...in this state an officer has to hand you the ticket in hand....
Therefore redlight cameras would be moot!

In Mass we can mail them out. Done it a hundred times.

[Bagdad Harry]

Officer Ben wrote:

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In Mass we can mail them out. Done it a hundred times.

SOkay...they cannot be machine made....
They need to be given out by a human that can defend their actions in court...

[Lynda]

I hope they put the cameras in. Whenever a light turns red in the Lowell and Chelmsford areas you see another four cars blow through it. As someone pointed out earlier you don't see that much up in New Hampshire. That is because they do a much better job of traffic law enforcement up there. I never see four cars blow through a red light on Main St. in Nashua. The police there WILL stop you and write out a ticket. It is a deterrent.