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B’ Spokes: Discussions around red light cameras has always been "interesting." Those who are against red light cameras claim they are just a revenue grabbing scam as if every thing the government does should lose money. But the problem in the referenced article is "they simply could not afford the cameras if they had to pay rent or a flat fee."
Well here are a couple of my ideas:
1) Raise the fine.
2) Lower the tolerance from 12 mph over the speed limit to 7 mph or even 2 or 3 mph.
I’ll note driving in Arizona I am amazed how many do exactly the speed limit even in 15 mph school zones. There is a culture of traffic law enforcement in Arizona that Maryland just does not have. Spotting a patrol car in Maryland was a lot less frequent then here in Arizona, not to mention a lot of automated enforcement in Arizona. It is also worth noting Arizona’s percentage of traffic fatalities that are pedestrians is 14.1%, lower then Maryland’s 20.8%.
Source article: https://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/01/maryland-state-senator-brian-frosh-wants-to-stop-red-light-ticket-profits-for-camera-vendors-83682.html
Continue reading “Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh wants to stop red light ticket profits for camera vendors”

B’ Spokes: Now you might be wondering why I am sharing this, well…

He is also a relentless defender of Mr. Obama, as reporters on the receiving end of angry e-mails or phone calls from him can attest. His blasts have sometimes been delivered during his nightly bike ride home to Takoma Park, Md., where he lives with his wife and three children. (After scrapes with motorists, he now mostly drives.)

Now I have to ask if someone like this gets intimidated by Maryland’s motorists what hope do women and kids have? This is one reason why I am involved in advocacy, enough with the mean motorists.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/us/politics/obama-plans-to-name-national-security-deputy-as-chief-of-staff.html

If you ever had any thoughts about being in DC for any major event, biking through DC while traffic is a near standstill is just awesome! Not to mention participating in the events themselves.
A bike route from Baltimore to DC: https://bikewashington.org/routes/dc2balt/index.htm
I’ll note the above site has other "invasion" routes to DC if you happen to live somewhere else near DC.
The inauguration is Monday, January 21. https://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/Presidential-Inauguration-2013-Washington-Dc.htm
The Washington Posts article about this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/for-many-biking-is-the-sane-way-to-get-to-inauguration/2013/01/14/f247bc3c-5b6a-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html