Nevada Families Eagle Forum

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Janine Hansen director@nevadafamilies.org

April 6, 2009 In the Year of Our Lord, 1:19pm

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You can watch the Legislature live at: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/audio/AudioVideo.cfm

Find out who your Senator and Assemblyman is: www.leg.state.nv.us

Oppose: AB504:Authorizes use of red light systems, photographic, video and digital equipment for issuing traffic citations.

 HEARING: Tuesday, April 7, 1:30, Room 3143 Asm Transportation

 Room 4406 in Las Vegas Grant Sawyer Bldg.

 MESSAGE: Vote NO on AB504, No Big Brother Red Light cameras and no more revenue schemes by local government.

 CONTACT: Asm. Transportation Committee: Email is first initial and last name.

Chairman: katkinson@asm.state.nv.us , Assemblymen: mmanendo@asm.state.nv.us , jclaborn@asm.state.nv.us , mdonderoloop@asm.state.nv.us , jhogan@asm.state.nv.us , rkihuen@asm.state.nv.us , espiegel@asm.state.nv.us , jcarpenter@asm.state.nv.us , cchristensen@asm.state.nv.us , pgoicoechea@asm.state.nv.us , mwoodbury@asm.state.nv.us

 Contact by Phone:   Northern Nevada 775-684-6789, Southern Nevada 702-486-2626,

Toll Free 800-978-2878 Toll free fax: 866-543-9941

 AB504: Current law PROHIBITS a government from using photographic, video or digital equipment to gather evidence for issuing traffic citations unless the equipment is handheld or installed in a vehicle or facility of a law enforcement agency.  This bill authorizes a local governmental agency to use an automated enforcement system, including a red-light camera, for gathering evidence to be used for the issuance of a traffic citation. The main reason for this is as a source of revenue for government.

 http://www.ticketassassin.com/autoenf_toc.html

“Now there is evidence that ALL TYPES OF ACCIDENTS may increase when cameras are installed. In Stockton, California, accidents have increased by 8% at the majority of intersections with redlight cameras. Over 15,000 citizens were cited at $338 each. This means that the city collected over $5,000,000 in fines to make its streets more dangerous. The city's response to the obvious failure of their camera program: they are installing two more cameras. I hope the local trauma centers are well-funded and can handle the increased business.”

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