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Speed-camera backlash has towns scraping for cash

Drivers believe that local governments install such cameras to boost revenue
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CASH-STRAPPED US local governments that installed traffic cameras to boost revenue are scraping to fill budget gaps after complaints by irate drivers forced them to cancel their use.

Nassau County on Long Island ended its programme after speed cameras led to the issuance...

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