There's just one, fairly ironic, flaw to the otherwise totally lovable red light cameras that adorn Dallas: they work too well. Turns out the cams have curtailed red light infractions by 50 percent, which in turn has put a budget crunch on City Hall. The city is now considering stopping its planned rollout of more cameras, or shutting down the cameras on a rotating basis -- upkeep when off is next to nothing, but the city pays $3,799 per month per online camera to its service provider. That sounds like quite a spendy broadband bill, but we're not the experts here. Just remember kids, your government wants what's best for you, and what's best for you is a well-funded government, alright?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/15/dallas-is-considers-shutting-off-red-light-cams-since-theyre-w/
Some interesting math: in the great state of Kalifornia a red light infraction is $371. Don't know what it is for Texas So 3799/371 is 10.2, which means that at least 11 people per month have to run a red light for that camera to break even. 11 which would include the administration costs, mailing costs, and rounding of 10.2 up.
Like cities in Kaliforina many cities across the nation use these camera to generate funds for the city. Its interesting to see that they are working so well. All of this is possible because of the interconnected world that we live in.
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