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Letter: Improve visibility of camera signs
Joel Barnum
Jan. 17, 2017 12:00 am
City officials insist that the speed cameras on Interstate 380 are for safety, while critics assert they are a money grab.
There's a straightforward way for the city to prove its intentions:
l Instead of the existing tiny, easy-to-miss 'Photo Enforced” signs, erect very large, very visible signs warning of traffic cameras ahead. Such signs will cause even unsuspecting out-of-town drivers to slow down.
l The city should designate 100 percent of their revenue from the cameras to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, which could disperse the funds to worthy organizations.
Joel Barnum
Cedar Rapids
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