Dallas considers shutting off red light cams, since they're working too well and harming revenue

This is interesting and sad. Red light cameras installed in Dallas have done such a good job at curtailing red light infractions that the loss in revenue from tickets has the government considering turning them off randomly so that people will break the law more often and return the revenue balance!

from engadget.com: "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?"