Oh, totally ef those red light cameras. Not because I run red lights or don't see the value in stopping people from running them.
But because
1. The ones here are not run by the police or the municipality. They are contracted from a commercial business. Cops should enforce laws, police should police, not corporations.
2. They malfunction all the time. I've been flashed on green and while stopped well behind the white line. Not a few times. A lot of times. A whole lot. Dozens. Sure, they get reviewed and I never got a ticket, but those reviews cost money. Even if they throw out the charge for faulty flashes, you know there's some build in on their pricing to cover some of that.
3. Too much room for abuse. They're supposed to be only for catching red light runners. Now, yes, I'm in public, and anyone can take pictures of things in public. Fine. But, they're supposed to be only for catching red light runners. Who says all those faulty flashes aren't covert surveillance? If they wanted to use them to survey traffic, they need to spell that out, not say one thing and do another. And maybe they aren't. I don't know. But it is in the realm of possibility.
4. If I have to choose between running a poorly timed red light on a wet road and skidding out of control, or being rear ended by an inattentive driver, I need the leeway to make that decision.