Lee and Flynn debate whether camera program is revenue-based
Lee asks about proportional revenue from more cameras. Flynn emphasizes zero revenue would indicate success, and the program is about changing driver behavior, not generating revenue.
Chair, just to highlight what the Commissioner said earlier, if we generated zero revenue, that would be a successful program.
This is not a revenue-based program, and we're just trying to change driver behavior.
I'm sorry, can you repeat that?
Just to highlight what the Commissioner said earlier, if we generated zero dollars in revenue, that would be a successful program.
We're never looking at it as a revenue-based program.
It's more about changing driver behavior.
Agree, but I think when we're looking for ways to generate, it's just, I guess I'm just not asking about the intent, but it's more about,
do you foresee that if there's more red light cameras, there would be, in theory, more revenue?
And to speak at a high level, I think one of the things that we see is in the initial period where installation happens, there is a spike.
Right?
People are unfamiliar.
But what we also see is that driver behavior improves.
So I don't think we can say for the status quo number for what you see in your metrics there, that would be...
of what we would see in a scalar program.
Okay.
I mean, yes, just for the record, I agree.
We want to change driver behavior.
That's the ultimate goal.
But I'm just trying to get a sense, since it's a budget hearing, right, of where you think the numbers will land.
Okay.