Behind why the cedar rapids Traffic Cameras are in place. The city has appealed a d ot decision to take down 2 sets and move 2 other sets of cameras on interstate 380. Kcrgtv9s brea love reports the city says the cameras help with safety, iowa is the only state in the nation with permanent speed cameras on the interstate. But gary hughes is suing to take them down. Its unconstitutio nal. Section six of the state constitution says all laws have to be applied equally. His main argument centers on enforcement. Noting if a car has a bike rake or other object covering the license plate, that car would nototet a ticker. Hughes says the cameras are more about money than safety. I think its a basic flaw in the premise is that the city believes that increasing citations wilchange driver behavior, and condition drivers to being more safe. I think the opposite has occurred. Iowa dot director of traffic and safety steve gent admits the cameras can be extremely effective in getting drivers to slow