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Over 1200 tickets in just 30 days.
The red light and speed cameras in Cedar Rapids have been busy and another camera is going active this weekend.
The camera at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 10th Street SE has seen the most speeders and red light runners in the 30 days; 150 speeders, 108 red light violations at that location alone.
Police have issued 957 speeding tickets and 277 red light violation tickets through the 4 stationary cameras and the 1 mobile speed camera.
“Very, very surprising, I cannot believe that there are that many people running red lights ....or those getting caught,” says on driver.
Police have issued more than 1200 tickets in all...in just 30 days.
Before the cameras went up, CBS 2 timed the yellow lights.
CBS 2 went back to that intersection today to test the timing after the cameras; both tests were at 3 seconds.
The timing is not changing but the cameras are changing some driver’s behaviors.
“I do think about it, when I get to a light and its red or yellow and it's turning, I think about it,” says one driver.
The next camera to go active will be at the intersection of Edgewood Road and 42 St. NE; it will go live at midnight on Saturday and start recording speeders and red light runners on Sunday.
The red light and speed cameras in Cedar Rapids have been busy and another camera is going active this weekend.
The camera at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 10th Street SE has seen the most speeders and red light runners in the 30 days; 150 speeders, 108 red light violations at that location alone.
Police have issued 957 speeding tickets and 277 red light violation tickets through the 4 stationary cameras and the 1 mobile speed camera.
“Very, very surprising, I cannot believe that there are that many people running red lights ....or those getting caught,” says on driver.
Police have issued more than 1200 tickets in all...in just 30 days.
Before the cameras went up, CBS 2 timed the yellow lights.
CBS 2 went back to that intersection today to test the timing after the cameras; both tests were at 3 seconds.
The timing is not changing but the cameras are changing some driver’s behaviors.
“I do think about it, when I get to a light and its red or yellow and it's turning, I think about it,” says one driver.
The next camera to go active will be at the intersection of Edgewood Road and 42 St. NE; it will go live at midnight on Saturday and start recording speeders and red light runners on Sunday.
CBS 2 LOCAL NEWS
BC-IA--Iowa Air Guard-Jets, 2nd Ld-Writethru,129
February 03, 2012 23:37 GMT
Air Force proposals could affect 2 Iowa units
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Air Force recommends retiring 21 F-16 fighter jets from an Iowa Air National Guard base in Des Moines and cutting the number of refueling tankers at a base in Sioux City.
Guard spokesman Col. Greg Hapgood says Friday the Air Force has proposed replacing the F-16s with remotely piloted aircraft at the 132nd Fighter Wing in Des Moines. The Air Force would cut the number of KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from nine to eight at the 185th Refueling Wing in Sioux City.
The proposals are part of a plan to trim $8.7 billion from the Air Force budget in fiscal 2013.
Sen. Tom Harkin has requested a meeting with the secretary of the Air Force about the recommendations. The Iowa Democrat says the proposal is "not a final decision."
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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