en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/951066 Comments by anonymousinternetguy http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103074211 well, if I was in an apartment with a smoke detector missing or working, I would be on the landlords to get it fixed and stay on them until it happens Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:45:03 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103074211 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103030152 sounds to me that it is just cr @ppy driving if people are weaving and barely missing each other. once again, that stuff happened before cameras came into play anyway. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:15:44 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103030152 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103020573 well, they do know that their constituency won't disappoint. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103020573 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103020106 wouldn't there be the same number of cars going through? "whoknows" response says that the traffic can't even get to the speed limit because people merging on and off the interstate. i fail to see how that is a camera issue. if anything, the slower speeds keep people from having to slam on the brakes when people decide to merge on the interstate and they are not up to the speeds of the typical 15 mph over the speed limit speeds before they get on the interstate. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:34:25 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103020106 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103016928 bumper to bumper traffic sounds like a typical rush hour. doesn't sound any different than times i have been on the interstate and traffic is going 10-15 mph over. you say people cannot go the speed limit because of the people that are trying to merge on and off. doesn't sound like a camera issue to me. i would think the traffic would be similar regardless of the cameras in place. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:22:16 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103016928 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103013659 i fail to see how a bunch of people who are travelling at or near the speed limit is more dangerous than a bunch of people that are all travelling 10-15 mph over the speed limit? who is it not safe for, the people that still want to drive 10-15 mph over? Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:09:27 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103013659 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103006980 i was being sarcastic, because it would probably turn out with a similar ending as this story. at least the person who risked his life to save someone without a working smoke alarm didn't get injured. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103006980 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103006243 speed on speeders. keep sending the city your money. i hope your efforts continue to make this program a huge success. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 16:38:19 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/No-Tickets-Yet-But-New-Speed-Camera-Starts-Collecting-Data-Saturday-104573374.html#IDComment103006243 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103004737 i'm too cool to have a working smoke detector in my home! Fri, 8 Oct 2010 16:33:04 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Being-Rescued-From-Cedar-Rapids-Apartment-Fire-104575199.html#IDComment103004737 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647953 yeah, but at least with these things, it is pretty easy to avoid having to pay in money. Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:11:30 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647953 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647732 you sound like the guy in the SUV that rides the bumper of the person in front of them and when you do get around that person, you accelerate quickly just to ride the bumper of the next person. sounds like a pretty stressful way to drive. also, going the speed limit on the interstate, the only time i really need to pa.ss an 18 wheeler is when they are merging on the interstate or they can't get up to speed going up a hill. in either case, i am quickly around the semi. I rarely have to pa.ss on the interstate because people can't fathom the idea of the speed limit...which means open roads for me. Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:09:49 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647732 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647315 i keep my eyes open, and have approached the intersection by lukes as the light changes to yellow, and I have time to slow down and make the stop because *GASP* i am going the speed limit. and you are right, it is the people in the drivers seat, so why allow them to drive faster? When they are going faster, riding the bumper in front of them, that is more time that is needed in case something happens. I know there are times when I am on the interstate that I would be totally screwed if I had to slow down immediately because some dumba.ss doesn't give themselves enough room for reaction time. and if you think it is just because i am going the speed limit, there are people riding the bumpers of the people in front of them when they are pa.ssing me going 80-85. Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:06:43 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102647315 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102516374 yeah, Cedar Rapids seems to be one of those weird places where a light can turn red and people don't stop, but when a light turns green, it takes forever to get going. Tue, 5 Oct 2010 18:58:27 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102516374 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DWTS-Who-Should-Go-Home-104329354.html#IDComment102471947 holy geebus KCRG, are you a news station or are you here just to p i mp the programming of your network? doesn't KCRG.com have an "Entertainment" section for this to be filed under? Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:35:43 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DWTS-Who-Should-Go-Home-104329354.html#IDComment102471947 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Trafffic-104311534.html#IDComment102470975 when are people going to drive the speed limit? then there won't be a need to worry about studies or analysis. keep living in paranoia while you are in a race to get to that next bumper in front of you....i enjoy driving on the interstate at the speed limit as i pretty much have open road in front of me Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:28:09 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Trafffic-104311534.html#IDComment102470975 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102412276 if it was only my decision to make, I would be there in a heartbeat Tue, 5 Oct 2010 04:25:24 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102412276 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/One-Injured-After-Truck-Falls-Off-I-380-Embankment-Near-La-Porte-City--104320489.html#IDComment102409735 my thoughts and prayers go out to the embankment, and to the family and friends of the embankment Tue, 5 Oct 2010 04:01:39 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/One-Injured-After-Truck-Falls-Off-I-380-Embankment-Near-La-Porte-City--104320489.html#IDComment102409735 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102408008 Iowan-Americans drive like idiots. took a weekend trip to wisconsin, and having previously lived in wisconsin for a few years and making trips to various parts of the state, the driving in Wisconsin appears to be lightyears better than the driving here in Iowa. Their roads are fairly well maintained also...I sometimes wonder why i moved back to Iowa. Tue, 5 Oct 2010 03:45:36 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102408008 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102407618 don't you have to be speeding by the camera to pay? Tue, 5 Oct 2010 03:41:57 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102407618 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102407306 that should be a no brainer...but it seems pretty easy to avoid getting a ticket from these things by either 1) not driving in an area where a camera is 2) slow the eff down. doesn't seem too difficult...but many people in Cedar Rapids are "special" Tue, 5 Oct 2010 03:38:39 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Database-Traffic-Camera-Revenue-Exceeds-Expectations-104268749.html#IDComment102407306