Posted on 02/05/2012 7:25:54 PM PST by WilliamIII
Of course!. But that's the problem. We don't usually get a say in how laws are enforced. Unmarked cruisers, radar guns, photo tickets, all BS IMHO. And don't get me started with the average donut muncher decked out in a tactical swat team costume.
Every once in a while an old school Chief or Sheriff comes along and does away with some of these policies. Other than that, the only way is through the state legislature, provided the state Constitution allows for it.
simple pass a constitutinal state amendment prohibiting the issuance of any fines or court costs through the use of traffic control cammeras.
fraudsters could just send people fake bills and demand payment of a ticket fine and they would collect.
Our town installed six of these bloody cameras. They got lots of bad press because of similar rulings to yours (case thrown out) so they “fixed” the problem - by prohibiting ‘right turn on red’ turns altogether. The bastards!
When you listen to the traffic reports now you can hear the reporters pleading with people to use 520, lol
Colorado Springs Gazette did a article awhile back on red light cameras. The way it works with most municipalities the cameras are installed & maintained by a private entity who get a percentage from the revenue generated by the camera. No up front costs to the city or town ... strictly a revenue generator, the safety aspect is pure BS.
—When you listen to the traffic reports now you can hear the reporters pleading with people to use 520, lol—
That is seriously funny!
Is it really that bad?
—IIRC, San Diego once had such a backlog of ignored parking tickets they wiped the system clean and started over again.—
Chicago did the opposite with toll violators. People were not getting tickets for YEARS, and then in 2010 (I think) they sent everyone collective bills. People were getting $10,000, $20,000 and more “bills” from the city for all the times over the last few years they blew through a toll. A friend of mine got one for only $7,000.
If you didn’t pay, you lost your license, for starters...
C’mon - you know that the Seattlunatics are all loons. They allow the most draconian baloney to be put into place and then freak out when they realize that it applies to they themselves ;-)
—They allow the most draconian baloney to be put into place and then freak out when they realize that it applies to they themselves —
Yep. That’s why I left after living there since 1966. ;-)
Think of all the OTHER people at that intersection, seeing the strobe flash and jerking their heads, averting their eyes from the road.....
....somebody is going to die from these hazardous robotic intrusions into the traffic flow.
Another pet traffic peeve is the frequent radio commercials with horns, sirens, tweeting phones, etc.: My immediate reaction is to snap the radio off to ascertain whether or not I have an incoming call or if a fire engine is coming. I'm not sure how that helps the advertiser. many radio commercials with horns, sirens
They don't hold court on the weekend. You have to ruin your perfect attendance record at work and lose $200 in income in order to fight the ticket.
With actual officers on site, there is room for human interpretation of the event. I have a friend who was stopped at an intersection with an emergency vehicle coming from the rear. It was a divided road and all 3 lanes were blocked. He carefully pulled over from the middle lane into the intersection to let the emergency vehicle through and ended up with a photo ticket.
LOL! GOOD for them!
I DO NOT support these cameras.
You have to stop before turning right on a red. A couple times a week I have a-holes turn right in front of me as I move through intersections on a green light.
And, I DO NOT support these cameras.
Your assumption that the locals destroyed the cameras may well be in error. Check this bit: http://news.yahoo.com/flash-light-across-phoenix-skies-mystery-235359289.html So, how many times do you think a traffic camera array is going to turn up a UFO and live?
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