25-03-2006, 07:28am
There was an "expert" in the field a few weeks ago who made a statement that basically said -
With the rate at which digital technology is coming up in quality and down in price, and the rate with which radio/phone air time is coming down in cost, there is no reason why in 5 to 10 years time speed cameras will not be as common on our roads as traffic lights - At a few hundred bucks a pop, they only need to capture one a week to be profitable, let alone 1 a day, 1 an hour, and at 10 an hour, they would be raking it in....
With the rate at which digital technology is coming up in quality and down in price, and the rate with which radio/phone air time is coming down in cost, there is no reason why in 5 to 10 years time speed cameras will not be as common on our roads as traffic lights - At a few hundred bucks a pop, they only need to capture one a week to be profitable, let alone 1 a day, 1 an hour, and at 10 an hour, they would be raking it in....