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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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The Michigan legislature is considering bills that would legalize unmanned red light cameras in the state.<br />
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Measures under consideration by a House panel would reemphasize the importance of drivers stopping at red lights.<br />
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If passed the legislation would allow local governments to put &quot;red light cameras</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> at intersections at their discretion and subsequently issue a civil infraction when a vehicle goes through a red light.<br />
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Cities could operate an </span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">automated traffic safety device</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> that would capture images of the vehicle's rear and license plate that would indicate the date, time and location of the violation at the intersection.<br />
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A could not impose a fine greater than $130 for any infraction recorded by a camera. The fine would be attributed to the owner of the vehicle. The violations would not effect an individual's driving record or insurance rates.<br />
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Once costs of installing the cameras in a municipality are paid down, revenue generated from the program would be distributed evenly to the local government's general fund and the state's general fund.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the the legislature pass a bill allowing for </span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Red Light Cameras</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> by local governments to ticket violators in Michigan?<br />
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Yes<br />
No<br />
Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the </span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Complete Streets</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> law and Advisory Council be repealed?<br />
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Yes - 70%<br />
No - 19%<br />
Undecided - 11% <br />
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