Traffic moves past the sign for the red-light camera on Old Country Road in Westbury on Aug. 18, 2011. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
I do not recall a Newsday article reporting an injury in a school zone because a driver exceeded 20 mph ["Traffic cams near schools," News, Feb. 22].
I can imagine many rear-end collisions from someone abruptly slowing from 40 to 20 approaching a school. When children are present, crossing guards control traffic very well.
The suggestion to place speed cameras near schools seems to be simply a moneymaker, with no benefit to either pedestrians or drivers.
Albert Savoy, Huntington
