Poor Results for Traffic Cameras in Clarkesville, TN

So says this article. Of course, they are referencing the lack of a decrease in accidents. I'm sure the financial results for the government is anything but poor.

CARS Program Allows Government Access to Users' Computers

Glen Beck exposes the government's terms of service which allow the goverment to access ALL of the files on the user's computer. Big brother, anyone?

Drivers Lash Out at Speed Cameras

Montgomery County (MD) drivers are lashing out at the speed cameras that have become so pervasive there. People grow tired of stuff like this. If speed limits were set at the 85th percentile instead of arbitrarily set at artificially low levels, the negative reaction would likely be limited to folks like me who think these things are just an un-American intrusion into our lives. These cameras open the door to building a system where the government can track every move of its citizens. If you don't find that concerning, I suggest you seek help though reading some of the works that fully explain what types of dangers this could engender.

Speed Cameras Aren't Slowing Drivers

As I suspected, most drivers who regularly drive an area simply slow down in the area where the camera is and then speed back up to normal speed. Info on a new independent study which comes to this conclusion is here.

If the red light cameras don't find you, the GPS tracker will

There are some in the government that would love to replace the gas tax with a per-mile tax. They would use GPS to accomplish this, by tracking every move you make and every mile you drive. If the environment were truly a concern of these people, they would realize that a gas tax more heavily penalizes those who use more fuel and encourages conservation. Of course, the environmental rhetoric really has little to do with the environment and has everything to do with controlling the lives of the subjects.