In case you missed it, here are some of the most read stories on Abington Patch during April.
April is closing out. Take a minute to see the top stories of the month on Abington Patch. The stories are listed below. Read them, forward them and even leave a comment if you’re feeling the need.
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The Abington Board of Commissioners approves red light cameras at three township intersections.
Following a lengthy public hearing, the Abington Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance late Thursday night allowing the use of automated red light cameras at three township intersections. The ordinance was amended to expire one year from the implementation of the cameras ... unless the board takes action to extend it. Abington was one of 13 municipalities in Pennsylvania approved to consider red light cameras because of its size and its police department’s accreditation status. The three intersections to get robot eyes are: Here are some of the basics. The cameras: The fine: Of note: Abington Police Chief William Kelly kicked off the hearing by reading some township crash data. According to Kelly, last year there were 1,879 …
Though delayed a month, a proposed ordinance to install love-them-or-hate-them red light cameras at three Abington intersections is on tonight's agenda.
Check out a few events happening this week in Abington.
Pennypack Farm and Education Center will hold a night at the movies followed by a discussion group led by a panel of experts at Ambler Theater on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s movie is the feature-length “Ingredients,” which illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize the connection between food, community and health, according to the theater’s website. Tickets are $10. Click here for more information. -- The Abington School Board will Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the school district administration building, 970 Highland Ave. The draft agenda will likely be posted on the district’s website later today. -- The Abington Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m. at the township …
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Abington Police Chief William Kelly gives the dubious distinction to an Abington intersection while touting the need for red light cameras.
Though the issue isn’t officially on the agenda April 11, Abington Police Chief William Kelly, during Wednesday night's public safety meeting, had some things to say about red light cameras They’re needed. Tonight, April 11, the Abington Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would allow red light cameras at three intersections in the township. Those intersections are: Kelly said each of the above intersections has a high rate of crashes with serious injury. He also said that it’s difficult to do “traditional traffic enforcement” at each of the above intersections. Read: there’s no place to put a police car. “Without the use of technology, it’s virtually impossible to do any enforcement [at these …
12:49 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
The issue is that poor engineering and predatory enforcement tend to CAUSE crashes. Look at Philly, where two intersections were compared pre and post camera. Crashes skyrocketed! All you need are a speed limit set to the 85th percentile free-flowing traffic speed, yellow time set to the ACTUAL approach speed(longer yellow), decent length all-red interval, and sensors to keep an all-red. Cars … more ›
Two Ohio residents weigh in on the red light camera issue.
To the editor: We write to encourage Abington to utilize a crucial life-saving technology for which it has now been authorized — traffic safety cameras. See the initial story here. We recently commemorated the tenth anniversary of the death of our daughter Sarah. She was killed by a red-light runner when she was only 31 years old. Since then, it has become our mission to advocate for safety initiatives that reduce crashes and prevent needless deaths. The bottom line is, when it comes to saving lives, photo enforcement works. A 2011 study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concluded that traffic safety cameras reduce fatal red light running crashes by 24 percent, saving 159 lives in the 14 largest cities using them. Locally…
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1:15 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
if this is winston archer at 2882 woodland rd abington,pa.....watch out for this guy,he is a sick person.he is married and cheats on his wife.....watch out for your daughters...he is 70 years old and says he is 48..he is a liar a man whore..cheater....this is his phone number if you have been approached by him let his wife know.1-215-659-8280... more ›
Love them or hate them, red light cameras may be on their way to an intersection near you in Abington.
Few things are as infuriating as seeing a bright flash of light behind you after you’ve driven through an intersection; few things are as scary as being involved in a T-bone crash. Ah, the red light camera debate. Abington took a step closer yesterday to developing a red light camera ordinance when the public safety committee passed a motion approving, in concept, the red light camera program. The motion directs the township’s administration and its solicitor to develop the specific wording of such an ordinance. Abington Police Deputy Chief Michael Webb delivered a presentation on the topic. Webb said Abington was one of 13 municipalities in the state approved to consider red light cameras because of its size and its police department’s …
1:19 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
i'm so surprised winston you have time for this cause you spend 99% of your time cheating on your wife..loser more ›
The state legislature passes a bill allowing red light cameras in Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Bucks counties.
According to a release issued by AAA MidAtlantic, the Pennsylvania legislature is wrapping up its session with a bill to allow red light cameras in the Philadelphia suburbs and in Pittsburgh. House Bill 254 passed handily in the state Senate on Friday with 34 yeas and only 15 nays and if signed into law by Gov. Corbett, would reauthorize the red light camera program in Philadelphia through July 2017, but would also allow for the cameras to be used in Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Bucks counties as well as Pittsburgh. Municipalities eligible for the red light cameras would have to exceed 20,000 residents and have full-time police forces accredited by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. That makes Abington eligible for the …
James C. Walker
9:12 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
The REAL purpose for the expansion of red light cameras beyond Philadelphia is the state's desire to rake in more money that the STATE gets to distribute to their friends. This is NOT a safety program, it is a tax money program. Abington area residents will be bitterly resentful of the actual effects, if they don't get this money-grab stopped before it starts. James C. Walker, Life Member-… more ›