tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3325784212880578518..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Harris County rebuffs Houston's drive for red-light camera revenueGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6078480859739447262014-09-20T15:21:54.125-05:002014-09-20T15:21:54.125-05:00pay up and be happy!?? Wow, what a well trained sl...pay up and be happy!?? Wow, what a well trained slave...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65397117412585871202009-10-21T12:01:26.685-05:002009-10-21T12:01:26.685-05:00Well folks it happened to me. I went to refill my...Well folks it happened to me. I went to refill my extag, noticed the section highlited on the web page for fines, clicked it and sure enough there were two tickets waiting. i called HCTRA and asked about them and was told that if i didn't pay the fines I won't be able to renew my license tags for my car. Unfortunately for them, somewhere down the line the ball got dropped and i got the new registration before they could put the "hold" on it...but yea this is valid and they really do put the hold on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40011880033711292062009-10-21T08:30:25.705-05:002009-10-21T08:30:25.705-05:00Running a red light is a bigger ticket than the co...Running a red light is a bigger ticket than the cost for car registration. It's a money grab. What do you expect? Houston is a sanctuary city. They have to find some creative ways to pay for it. Everyone should just pay up and be happy!dirty harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79761107005665348342009-10-21T07:26:01.330-05:002009-10-21T07:26:01.330-05:00It is create many rear end collisions as drivers s...It is create many rear end collisions as drivers stop short to avoid going through the yellow light. This is nothing but a revenue machine. I wonder if the cameras will be eliminated once the accident rate goes up, that only if they track it which most likely they will not.<br /><br />Regards,Luray va accommodationshttp://www.woodruffinns.com/luray-va-bed-and-breakfast-accommodation.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56649452253023048122009-10-21T06:51:26.688-05:002009-10-21T06:51:26.688-05:00Charles, that's a good enough reason for me - ...Charles, that's a good enough reason for me - as anon 6:16's example points out, there are unintended consequences and trickle down effects to steep fines. In this case, an entity that would be on the receiving end of those unintended consequences gets to have a say in the decision making process. That's usually not the case.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64025764470886820652009-10-21T06:16:16.799-05:002009-10-21T06:16:16.799-05:00"If this were their money, they would not be ..."If this were their money, they would not be expressing such concerns."<br /><br />In fact, their expressed concern was that it would interfere with their money by keeping people from being able to pay to register their vehicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43106084299922369062009-10-21T05:34:36.756-05:002009-10-21T05:34:36.756-05:00All due respect, Scott, but Harris County has no t...All due respect, Scott, but Harris County has no trouble <a href="http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4249590" rel="nofollow">enforcing its own fine collections</a>, which includes throwing egregious violators into jail. If this were their money, they would not be expressing such concerns.Charles Kuffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017754405865832150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55011238748165789792009-10-20T19:52:19.955-05:002009-10-20T19:52:19.955-05:00Houston has another money grab scheme. If you have...Houston has another money grab scheme. If you have city warrants and get pulled over by HPD, you are arrested. But you are given the option of paying your fines right then and there with a credit card. The officer calls someone at HQ that runs your credit card and once the charges are approved, they give immediate authorization to the officer to cut you loose, you are no longer a fugitive. The city gets their money, the officer isn't take off the street, the jail doesn't have to feed you, and you don't go to jail. Everyone's happy. Pretty slick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com