tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post8765255886250342726..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: COAST tries again on red-light camera banMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-1093328319106961752010-04-09T13:52:43.656-04:002010-04-09T13:52:43.656-04:00I attended last nights meeting. The numbers were ...I attended last nights meeting. The numbers were low, but the motivation seemed high. The information was provided and the errors from last year are corrected.<br /><br />If you see a petition and are a registered voter in Toledo, sign it. All citizens should support the ballot initiative process in our free Republic as one of many proper checks of government power.<br /><br />TAHLCynical Counselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013429047654810331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-32438072573888143112010-04-08T12:55:00.874-04:002010-04-08T12:55:00.874-04:00Chris Finney from COAST will be in Cleveland, Ohio...Chris Finney from COAST will be in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, April 9. 2010 at noon at the corner of Chester and E. 71st to kick off the Cleveland Campaign to Ban Red Light Cameras and the Garfield Hts. Campaign to Ban Red Light Cameras. In 2009 alone, over 16,000 tickets were issued at this intersection. The sad part is the Ohio House voted to ban these statewide in 2005 but the bill was vetoed by then governor Taft. <br /><br />The Ohio House of Representatives voted 72-23 to approve a bill by state Representative Jim Raussen (R-Springdale) today that would effectively prohibit the use of red light cameras and speed cameras in the state. Raussen's legislation would only allow the devices to be used when a police officer is present to witness the offense and issue the citation to the driver.<br /><br />The House also voted 92-4 to add a provision standardizing yellow signal timing to the ITE recommendations. The amendment's sponsor, Rep. Shawn Webster, cited the Texas Transportation Institute study showing longer yellow times decreased accidents.im4recyclinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716725665148377472noreply@blogger.com