Replies

After getting ticketed by one of those traffic cameras recently, I was thinking today while on the 405 how long it will be before there are cameras on the freeway taking pictures of all of us who are exceeding the 65 MPH limit...

before there are cameras on the freeway taking pictures of all of us who are exceeding the 65 MPH limit...

It's already happened here in Denver. A few years ago, the city deployed white vans equipped with radar guns and cameras and parked them on the side of the highway. If you passed one going 5 mph over, the camera took two pictures, one of the license plate, one of the driver. A few days later, a $25-$40 'ticket' would be delievered via registered mail. No points were assesed, it was basically a parking ticket, simply intended to make money for the county.

They were making thousands a day with basically no running costs, just had to park the van and make sure there were batteries in the camera. Luckily, after about six months a district judge put a stop to them.

If they ever decide to use photo-radar in CA, there are transparent filters and sprays you can put on your license plate to reflect the flash.