Letter to the editor: Automated enforcement of traffic violations no joke

I am glad the editorial “Local cops use radar in Pa.! April Fool’s!” (April 1, TribLive) ran on April Fool’s Day. Sadly, it was no joke. It promoted the use of automated enforcement cameras for traffic violations. There will soon be a state legislative bill to ban all forms of automated enforcement. Better talk to the prime sponsor. Then we have municipal radar, which nobody ever wants to enact.

What you never brought up is why traffic engineering in the state does not comply with federal and state regulations. For example, why are speed limits not posted at the 85th percentile, as required? How about making sure that yellow lights are long enough, and no tickets for technicalities?

It is sad that the editorial board was so ill-informed about the issues. It did not use independent sources. If you only listen to people inside the revenue stream or who hate cars, you get bad information.

Spotlight PA recently ran a story that looked at cameras, and Jay Beeber, executive director of the National Motorists Association, was quoted. Beeber ripped apart the cameras, as he also did at a state hearing in 2023. Beeber has real data to back him up.

James Sikorski Jr.

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