In, Allowing Consequences to Those Who Don’t Follow Rules,
posted by my classmate Kenna Froehlich, she goes over the article, Give a GreenLight to Red Light Enforcement, posted by the American Statesman. The topic at
hand is that the city of Austin should be given more authority to take action
on those who are evading paying their fines for running red lights. Froehlich
argues that the city does indeed need more authority to take action for
financial benefits and safety benefits. Froehlich states, “If we continue to
allow these people to break the law and cause these wrecks, we will also
continue to hurt our people and our financial problems.”
I completely agree with Kenna, the city of Austin does need
increased authority to enforce action on those who have tickets for running red
lights so that they can pay up their fines. They broke the law and shouldn’t be
allowed to think “oh it’s just a minor red light ticket.” As stated throughout
her post, having those fined pay their tickets will not only benefit the city
financially but benefit it safety wise. Those who neglect to pay on their
tickets are causing the city to lose money that could help in raising revenue.
As we discussed in one of our discussion topics, this could help in closing the
gap. Now safety wise, those who run red lights run the risk of causing wrecks
that could cause injuries and in some cases deaths. If the city enforces action,
some accidents can be prevented. Action may lead to drivers being more cautious
in order not to ticketed or fined. Let’s face it, nobody wants to have to pay a
fine or be hunted down just for running a red light. Drivers will take
necessary precautions to avoid the hassle. The experience shouldn’t be a
pleasant one. So, I’m all in favor for the necessary action to be taken in
order to gain these benefits not only for our financial gains and safety gains,
but for our city.
