During a recent session of the Peoria, Arizona City Council, some interesting statistics were released on the city’s red-light cameras. According to an article by the Arizona Republic, the city’s police department reported that accidents at intersections with red-light cameras more than doubled over the last two years. In the 2007 fiscal year, there were […]
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Illinois Red Light Cameras: Anatomy Of A Scam
Last week, the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune each ran lengthy articles exposing the “dirty little secret” behind red-light cameras in Illinois suburbs. While the cameras were sold on the idea that they would ticket reckless drivers who blow through intersections, the reality has been much different. The Daily Herald’s investigation showed that: Of […]
Toss Your Virginia Red-Light Camera Ticket?
The Washington Post had an interesting editorial last week that mentioned a little-known aspect of the red-light camera program in Alexandria, Virginia: As The Washington Times reported four years ago, state law says a private company may not simply drop a ticket in a mailbox and expect it to be considered valid service. Unless a […]
Traffic Enforcement Dollars And Cents
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Do you think it is ever a good idea to tie a money incentive to law enforcement of any kind? Not me. It is a guarantee of corruption and abuse. (See also: The War on Drugs.) Let’s consider just one specific example — the use of cameras to catch (and […]
Ticket Cameras Used To Convict Drivers Without Their Knowledge
The law in the state of Oregon (and other states as well) simply says that citations “may be delivered by mail.” There is an article on OregonLive.com today that illustrates why this is a major flaw in Oregon’s red-light camera system. The following excerpt from the OregonLive.com article, written by Stacy Mitchell, shows how this […]
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