Dalton Mayor and City Council voted unanimously Monday night to terminate the city’s contract for red light cameras. It was a unanimous decision. The cameras have been up for more than a year now. And City leaders say they’ve outlived their usefulness.
They are saying that these in town have reduced redlight violations by 75% while in use, which I must applaud. I’m not a big fan of the cameras, but I do understand that in order to receive a ticket, you have to run a full blown redlight. So going under one that is yellow doesn’t count. The only thing that I don’t like about having them is how they usually will cause someone to slam on the brakes to avoid going under even a yellow light.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — The surging price of gasoline has come to this: a “fuel surcharge” on your next speeding ticket.
Drivers caught speeding in this north Atlanta suburb soon will have to pay an extra $12 — to cover $4-a-gallon gas costs for the police officers who stop them.
I don’t like the sound of this, and I expect to see other cities adopt the same idea. Just because you get busted for speeding you should have to pay for the cops to be able to patrol? Maybe I am just misled, but I thought that was what taxes covered 
It wouldn’t be that bad if I didn’t know 100% without a doubt that many of the officers, at least around here, use their sheriff/police cars for their own personal business.
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