City Considers Installing Photo Radars
High-Tech Law Enforcement Gadget Snaps Picture Of Speeding Drivers
POSTED: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
HOUSTON -- Speeding drivers might not be able to avoid speed radars much longer, Local 2 reported Tuesday.
The city is considering installing radar cameras on Houston city streets to catch speeding drivers.Several manufacturers are trying to convince City Council to buy the high-tech law enforcement gadgets, which snap a picture of a car traveling faster than the designated speed. A ticket is then sent to the car's owner in the mail.Some council members said before they consider photo radar, they want to make sure red light cameras at dangerous intersections are effective."I think we make daily choices. You know, I allow the ATM company to take a photo of me when I make a withdrawal, but at some point the photo radar seems to go too far in the privacy invasion," councilman Michael Berry told Local 2.So far, four states and the District of Columbia have approved radar.
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