In which Arizona wins

[unixronin]

Arizona is shutting down and removing all state-operated highway speed cameras, effective July 16.  Apparently they were instituted two years ago by then-Governor Janet Napolitano — yes, that Janet Napolitano — but haven't lived up to her projected $90 million annual revenue, not least because reportedly only 30% of Arizona speed-camera tickets have ever been paid.

Among those who criticized the financial motives of the system was Gov. Jan Brewer, then-secretary of state.

"She did not support the state photo-radar system because it appeared from the beginning to be designed exclusively as a revenue generator," Paul Senseman, a Brewer spokesman, said in an e-mail.

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[lebo-superman.livejournal.com]

Even so, turning off the highway cameras is a step in the direction of freedom & liberty. Speeders are not a problem - people who cause accidents and/or are involved in accidents are. Speed limits are about as effective as Prohibition was, and for the same reason. It's never been viable to legislate morality.