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Do You Like Cameras In Public Places?

2013-04-18T14:42:00.003-07:00

FBI and Police Investigating Public Video Cameras

The FBI has just released a security tape of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Does this example make you feel better about having cameras in public places? Take the poll below and submit your comments below.

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Should Red Light Camera Violation Fines Be Lowered in California? (Poll)

2013-03-29T08:58:00.003-07:00

The current fine in California for red light camera violation fine is $446 and a point on your driving record. After other fees the total amount is about $500. However, the most expensive fine for a red light camera in other States are $200. The average fine for red light cameras in the US is about $150 in most States. Should the State law be in California be lowered to make the fine $200? What is your opinion.

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Tickets in California are challenged on a daily basis due to privacy laws. Tickets are typically challenged by a legal process called "Trial by Declaration". Would changing the fine in California make the fine collection and legal process easier? Your comments would be appreciated below.

Fast Trak Fines on 110 & 10 Freeway

2013-01-31T07:49:00.001-08:00

If you ever plan on traveling to Downtown Los Angeles on the 110 Freeway I would suggest buying one of these Fast Trak transponders to avoid the fine. The initial notice fine will include a $25 penalty. If the notice is not paid within 30 days, an additional delinquent penalty of $30 will be assessed. These transponders can be picked up an any AAA office or at an Albertson store.

The 110 Freeway is no longer free for carpool travelers and if you don't have a Fast Trak you will get a big fine. I think Fast Track needs to do a better job of informing drivers in the media and local papers of the change. The 110 has been a carpool lane for almost a decade.

Toll violations are civil infractions. They do not affect your driving record, but the California Vehicle Code does permit the withholding of vehicle registration, civil judgments and other collection actions as provided by law. The Metro ExpressLanes first action is to attach delinquent penalties to the associated vehicle registration. If a vehicle registration attachment is not successful, balances are forwarded to a collection agency.

How Do You Get a Red Light Camera Ticket

2013-01-13T10:41:00.000-08:00

Red Light Camera Tickets Will Arrive by Mail

A red light camera ticket will only be sent if a positive ID can be made on the driver and the vehicle. The ticket will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner within 5 to 7 business days. A photo and typically video evidence will be available for your review on a web site provide by your local City. Red light camera fines vary across the United States from as high as $500 in California to as low as $50 in New York. There are approximately 8,000+ red light camera locations in the U.S. and Canada red light cameras map.

See this video below on how red light cameras work provided by American Traffic Solution ATS.

Traffic Camera or Red Light Camera?

2012-09-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

A Traffic Camera Is Not The Same As A Red Light Camera

Many of our readers often get confused about the different between a red light camera and a traffic camera. Traffic monitoring cameras typically sit on top of traffic lights and monitor traffic flowing through an intersection or on the highway. They do not take pictures of vehicles that run red lights or issue citations. Red light cameras are much bulkier and are positioned on the side of the road. Cameras are typically 10 to 15 feet off the ground and are pointing in the direction of oncoming traffic or sometimes in the rear. Here is an example showing a red light camera vs a traffic camera.

Red light cameras require a big tall box near the intersection, this is where there will be a flash and where pictures are actually recorded. Traffic surveillance are just small cameras, usually on top of the intersection, and its just a regular, small surveillance camera.

Baltimore Speed Cameras Generate $20M

2012-09-19T17:00:00.000-07:00

Baltimore Speed Camera

In the last fiscal year the City of Baltimore, Maryland took in almost $20 million in fines that are mailed in following a citation that comes after a speed camera takes a picture of vehicles exceeding the posted limit by more than 12 miles an hour. The fine will cost your $40 per ticket and are mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. The city was expecting to generate $16M so it far exceeded their expectations.

You can view the Baltimore Speed Camera PDF file or you can search our Baltimore speed camera locations map. There are 87 portable locations, 75 fixed speed camera locations and 81 red light camera locations. PhotoEnforced.com only lists the fix camera locations in the database and map.

Tracking Cyclist Who Run Red Lights

2012-09-19T14:42:00.001-07:00

Apparently, cyclists in Australia are deliberately flouting road rules by running red lights and endangering other road users. Most escape prosecution because they cannot be identified. There is no number plate or similar form of identification on a bicycle and facial recognition is not possible because the traffic safety camera takes photographs from the rear.

Red light camera photographic evidence provided by Police shows cyclists are snapped running through red lights but avoid any penalty - otherwise incurred by motorists - unless police are on the scene. Cyclists in Australia have a greater chance of being picked up for not wearing a helmet, with 14,798 fines handed out in the past five years. In the same period, 2207 were booked for not having the correct lighting and equipment. Police issued 690 fines to cyclists ignoring traffic signals from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011, but many more escaped the law. Read full story.

Murrieta Ballot Measure Could Remove Red Light Cameras

2012-09-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

The Californian town of Murrieta is the latest to take a serious stand against red light cameras, as campaigners fighting for their removal win a landmark victory. The District Court of Appeal issued a ruling that will allow the initiative to scrap of the cameras to move forward. This was in response to a previous court ruling that affirmed that the cameras were acting within the law.

This move will ultimately mean that the city of Murrieta and the Riverside County registrar of voters can proceed to include the initiative on the November 6 ballot. Authorities will then vote either way on the removal initiative to come to a final decision.

Significant

This is a huge step forward for opponents of the red light cameras, both in Murrieta and beyond. For Murrieta, it indicates a strong possibility that residents will see an end to these over-zealous and ineffective cameras. For those living in other cities, it is encouraging to learn that gradually, city by city, motorists are starting to take a stand against being used as cash cows.

Residents and authorities alike have been strongly opposed to the town's red light cameras since their installation, claiming that they are actually operating illegally; it has long been claimed that the cameras have been fining drivers who are not actually breaking any laws, issuing them with steep fines purely to boost revenue. In fact, Murrieta has been one of the most vocal voices against red light cameras, taking an immediate stand against the cameras upon their installation, and launching numerous campaigns to have them removed.

Opposition to removal

Of course, the inclusion of the initiative in the November ballot does not guarantee success for those against the cameras. There are several key people within the city's council that are in favour of the city's red light camera system; Steve Flynn, who was a prosecutor in the original court case against those seeking to remove the cameras, will be taking part in the vote. His viewpoint echos the sentiment of the Riverside Superior Court Judge, Daniel Ottolia, who originally ruled to stop the anti-camera initiative, in that it is not up to residents to make decisions on road safety: "The court finds that traffic regulation is a matter of statewide concern," Ottolia had said. "The Legislature has specifically delegated the authorization of automated traffic enforcement systems to city councils (or county boards of supervisors) and such delegation precludes the municipal electorate from using the initiative and referendum process to authorize or prohibit red light cameras."

Another expense for motorists

The over-turning of Ottolia's verdict should set an example to those living in other cities, whose lives are affected by these red light cameras. The ruling is a victory for fairness during a time when so many people are feeling the effects of dwindling incomes and higher household bills. For motorists, owning a vehicle has never been so expensive. Even though those owning vehicles are now more inclined to shop around for the cheapest motorcycle insurance or car insurance, this doesn't ease the growing costs of fuel and taxes. Extra unfair fines just add to this woe.

Supreme Court Likelihood

The Murrieta case is expected to be argued before the California Supreme Court, whatever the outcome, according to Peter Lepiscopo, who is representing the proponents of the anti-camera initiative. His clients, Murrieta residents, Diana Serafin and Robin Nielson, have been gathering signatures from thousands of their fellow citizens, all in favor of scrapping the unpopular cameras. The petition has been growing since last November, when there was a public consultation on whether or not Murrieta should become the latest town to install the controversial red light cameras.

Murrieta currently has four cameras installed in busy city intersections: one at Clinton Keith Road and Nutmeg Street, two at Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Whitewood Avenue, and one at Murrieta Hot Springs Road at Margarita Road. Although some agree that the cameras have reduced the number of red light violations, the overwhelming public sentiment is that they are also penalizing those driving within the rules.

The citizens of the town of Murrieta, along with the rest of the country, will have to wait and see what the outcome of this case will be. If the residents win, it will surely pave the way for other cities to feel that they too can take a stand against red light cameras.

DC Installing Stop Sign Cameras

2012-09-07T12:08:00.000-07:00

Come to A Complete Stop at Intersections Like This

Washington D.C.'s Police Chief Cathy Lanier said that MPD would look to install between eight and 10 Stop sign cameras before the end of the year. D.C. has become notorious as an area that generates huge profits off of photo enforcement tickets. Red light cameras and speeding cameras are installed in numerous parts of the city. There is a new kind of automated photo enforcement that is set to hit the city, and it will be targeting one of the most common violations while behind the wheel: rolling through a stop sign.

PhotoEnforced.com currently has 28 stop sign cameras listed on its website. The web site allows anyone to search the database and add new locations.

Red Bank City Council May Dump Cameras

2012-09-05T14:27:00.000-07:00

Drivers in Red Bank may be about to breathe a sigh of relief; the town is just one meeting away from getting rid of its much unloved red light cameras. The controversial cameras, which have been labelled as cash-grabbing machines by the general public since their introduction, have fast been losing support from Red Bank’s officials as they apparently put visitors off coming to the city.

Red Bank’s Mayor Milliard said that motorists were choosing to stay away from the city, which has become well-known for its red light camera installations, for fear of being unfairly ticketed at red lights. Many residents and visitors alike had previously complained to the city council that they were being fined by the over-zealous machines when making honest mistakes or misjudgements driving though traffic signal systems at interchanges. As a result, visitors have said they’d sooner bypass the city of Red Bank, rather than visit it as they did not want to be fined.

“Hurting the city”

Mayor Monty Milliard, who also voted against a 12-year contract extension with American Traffic Solutions in 2010, said that he wanted people to visit Red Bank, not avoid it. "I have had over 100 conversations with residents and business owners, all who say that the cameras are hurting the city.”

Therefore, the Mayor has called for an official vote to cancel Red Bank’s red light camera contract at the next meeting of the city’s commissioners on September 4. The Mayor has, however, warned the public that, if the vote to remove the cameras is passed, the earliest they can be taken down is the first day of next year. The city authorities would also need to give contractors 90 days notice.

Safety features or cash-grabbers?

It has been seven years since the unpopular red light cameras were installed into three intersections on Dayton Boulevard (Morrison Springs Road, Signal Mountain Road and Ashland Terrace), the main road serving the city of Red Bank. The cameras, which are owned and run by American Traffic Solutions, were initially intended to act as a safety feature. It was claimed that many drivers were jumping red lights and, as a result, were causing road traffic accidents. The cameras capture photographic evidence of any driver passing through a red light and then issue a fine. However, many drivers have since complained that the cameras are overzealous, often issuing fines unfairly. Cash-strapped motorists have accused the city’s authorities of using them as cash cows, unjustly penalizing them in order to increase revenue.

Milliard, who has been vehemently opposed to the cameras since their 2005 installation, has also confirmed that revenue from fines being issued due to driving infractions has fallen significantly. This is due to a new law passed in 2011 by the Tennessee General Assembly that won’t allow issuing of a ticket for failing to come to a complete stop at a traffic signal before initiating a right turn. Also, a large proportion of the revenue generated from fines is handed over to American Traffic Solutions each month; in 2008-9, Red Bank made just over $579,000 from tickets, but handed over around half of that to the Arizona-based company.

Outcome unclear

Whether or note the vote to remove the cameras will be successful or not is unclear. Two commissioners that have long been in favour of the cameras, Floy Pierce and Ruth Jeno, will both be voting. The pair both voted to extend the red light camera contract back in 2010, but could the passing of the new legislation have swayed their opinion?

Removal will be welcome

One thing is for sure, the general public will be echoing Mayor Milliard’s sentiment on the cameras. At a time when the cost of driving is at an all-time high, many people argue that red light cameras raise that cost even higher. Particularly vulnerable are young drivers, who already have higher insurance premiums to cover. Not only are they faced with extortionate fines to pay, but this could also then impact on their driving records, making young drivers insurance harder to obtain. It is clear that a vote next week to remove the city’s cameras will be a welcome piece of news for Red Bank’s drivers.

Jacksonville Red Light Cameras

2012-09-04T15:25:00.000-07:00

Coming in 2013

Red light cameras will be coming to Jacksonville, Florida in January of 2013. Redflex is the red light camera operator who will send the car’s registered owner a citation for $158. If that’s not paid within 30 days, the Sheriff’s Office will issue a follow-up ticket costing $262.

The city’s 2013 budget projects $1.5 million in revenue from the cameras. Redflex Traffic Systems, a company hired by the Sheriff’s Office to install cameras, has been given a list of 25 dangerous approaches to 17 intersections and told to start with the five worst.

Redflex ill forward footage from each approach to the Sheriff’s Office, where an officer will review images from six seconds before and after each violation occurs.

Under Florida state law, violators can be fined $158, with the town collecting $75 and $70 going to the state.

California Cities That Have Removed Red Light Cameras

2012-09-04T08:54:00.001-07:00

In the State of California getting a red light camera will cost you a $446 plus other fees the amount to around $5000. However, many California lawyers have been educating drivers on How to Fight Red Light Camera Tickets and are winning. So much so that the legal costs are making the cost of running the cameras impossible to remain profitable in many cities. Here is the most recent list of 34 California cities that have removed controversial red light camera programs: in the last few years:

Berkeley

Burlinggame

Compton

Costa Mesa

Cupertino

El Monte

Emeryville

Fairfield

Fresno

Fullerton

Gardena

Glendale

Grand Terrace

Indian Wells

Irvine

Loma Linda

Los Angeles

Maywood

Montclair

Moreno Valley

Pararmount

Pasadena

Rancho Cucamonga

Redlands

Rocklin

Roseville

San Carlos

San Jose

Santa Fe Springs

Santa Maria

Union City

Whittier

Yuba City

Yucapia

Corona Becomes Latest City to Ditch Red Light Cameras

2012-08-28T07:42:00.000-07:00

It was a program that the Corona police wanted to see rolled out across the city; red light cameras recording and penalizing every driver that jumped a red traffic signal at the city's main intersections. However, this ambitious - and highly controversial - program is fast losing support from both the city council and the general public. As a result of a widespread loss of support, as well as its argued ineffectiveness, it has built up a huge deficit, which is on course to result in the extension plans being scrapped.

Strong Opposition

Corona residents have long been opposed to the plans, complaining that the cameras - which use photo and video systems to capture vehicles driving through red lights - are costing too much money and are actually causing increasing numbers of rear-end collisions.

Corona's authorities last week conducted a study session to address the impact of the cameras. However, this session failed to gain the support needed from the city leaders to renew the program.

The police department originally wanted to extend the cameras to additional important intersections throughout the city. They argued that the cameras are reducing crashes and are promoting safer driving. They wanted to follow plans by nearby city, San Bernardino, which recently voted to add red light cameras to three more of its major intersections.

Cities Removing Red Light Cameras

However, other cities have voted to remove their own red light cameras after they were proven to be ineffective and unpopular. The decisions by nearby cities, Moreno Valley and Loma Linda, to end their respective programmes has convinced Corona's council that it should follow suit. The two neighboring cities faced a devastating deficit of $611,000 from their red light camera programs this year, which led Corona's officials to a 3-2 vote against their own program. Those against the camera plans said that they weren't as effective or as fair as first thought. Although those in favor of the plans continued to argue that collisions were being reduced as a result of the cameras and that people were driving more safely.

Proof is in the figures

It is clear that both sides can't be right here. The proof therefore must be in the statistics. Since the introduction of the program in May 2009, there has been a 17 percent decrease in collisions in Corona at intersections with traffic signals. However, overall collisions during the same period increased by 6 percent, while accidents at intersections increased by 12 percent. A report into road safety in the city also showed that traffic accidents were on a downward trend between 2006 and 2008. However, road collisions started to increase again from 2010 onwards, suggesting that the cameras were a contributing factor.

Decreased Revenue & Increased Costs

What about the revenue? The red light camera program has endured a damaging 34 percent decrease in revenue, as well as a crippling 15 percent increase in cost since its introduction over three years ago. During its first year, the city of Corona made a respectable $357,218 in revenue. However, this dropped drastically to just $54,767 by 2011.

Meanwhile, the cost of the contract with Redflex Traffic Systems costs around $30,000 per month to maintain. In times of prolonged economic hardship, residents and authorities alike are arguing that this money could be much better spent elsewhere. Residents argue that it is already difficult to finance cars, complaining that overall cost of ownership is increasing thanks to rising fuel duty and imposing taxes. Councilman, Steve Nolan, who has become a voice for the campaign against the camera program, said: “So many things about this program have been deceptive since day one.”

Councilwoman, Karen Spiegel, also spoke against the police department's plans to add red light cameras to three more intersections: “I’m not sure if it’s the right thing to do. I’m not seeing [the] success rate citywide.”

Those looking for guaranteed car loans or finance on new vehicles may be pleased by this apparent cancellation of the red light camera program; insurance and loan companies have been known to increase costs thanks to drivers' records with driving and road fines. The abolition of red light cameras in Corona could help in some small way to reduce the cost of ownership of a car.

Final Decision

A final decision on the camera contract, which is currently being carried out by Redflex Traffic Systems, is expected at the next City Council meeting on September 4. Whatever the outcome, however, city residents are being warned that tickets received before the November 5 expiration date are still valid.

Which Cities Offer Payment Plans?

2012-07-11T17:02:00.003-07:00

Which cities offer payment plans for unpaid camera-enforced violation? Payment plans are a way to assist motorists who had unpaid fines related to red light or speed violations. Payment plans allow for people to pay at least some of the tickets that range from $100 to $500.

Typically violators on a payment plan will not be tow-list eligible during the duration of the plan. Payment plans usually last 180 days and anyone who defaults on the terms of the payment plan forfeit any future participation in the payment plan program.

Please list any cities like Dayton, Ohio that have instituted similar programs below. Comments on the program are appreciated.

Can You Use Red Light Camera Video Footage As Evidence?

2012-07-09T15:24:00.001-07:00

Why are police barred by some state laws from accessing and using images from the controversial cameras for anything other than traffic enforcement. The knowledge that the cameras could provide vital clues in the unsolved cases can be frustrating for detectives.

Washington is among the few states that bar police from using images from red-light cameras in criminal investigations. The way the 2005 law is tailored, even if a homicide, abduction or any other serious crime occurs within full view of the cameras, the images cannot be used by police, said King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Don Raz.

The tight restriction was written into the law to ease concerns about violating privacy rights. The law that prevents police from using the photos in criminal investigations was drafted to appease those who feared the erosion of privacy rights. It reads: "No photograph, microphotograph, or electronic image may be used for any purpose other than enforcement of violations under this section nor retained longer than necessary to enforce this section." In other states, footage from red-light cameras has been used to solve a variety of crimes.

A red-light camera in Tempe, Ariz., captured images of a 21-year- old college student being dragged to her death when a drive-by purse snatcher caught the student's hands in the purse strings. Police traced the car to its owner through the camera footage, according to published reports.

Washington DC Made $55M on Cameras Tickets in 2011

2012-06-11T10:46:00.001-07:00

AAA Mid-Atlantic says that the Washington DC issued 460,000 while netting $55 million in revenue. The average ticket cost drivers $120, almost double that of the previous year of $65.

In addition to rising red light camera fines, the number of speed cameras around the DC is increasing rate. The city will spend nearly $6 million to purchase a new generation of automated traffic cameras to be installed at 27 new locations across the DC.

Read the full article

Option Not to Identify Driver "Snitch Ticket"

2012-06-05T16:24:00.001-07:00

The next time you get a snitch ticket in the mail, you may be able to check off "none of the above" when asked to identify who was driving your car when it ran a red light, if a new bill passes the legislature.

The state Senate unanimously passed SB 1303 on May 31. Sponsored by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, the bill tightens the rules for deploying red-light cameras and makes it easier to challenge so-called "snitch tickets."

SB 1303 also takes steps to preserve the legal right to remain silent if asked to identify the driver of a car photographed by a camera.

Whenever a red-light camera snaps a photo that isn't clear enough to identify the driver. According to the police, that's about 25 out of every 100 shots. The snitch tickets go to the vehicle's registered owner in hopes of making an identification.

There's no legal obligation for the registered owner to identify the driver, something the current form glosses over. It also tells recipients they must fill out and return the form -- again, not true.

The goal of the proposed changes is to clearly indicate that you have the option to not identify the driver. The revised form would be used in all jurisdictions with red-light cameras and gives the vehicle's owner several check-box options, including one that states "none of the above" to account for situations where you may either not recognize the driver or not want to identify him or her. It also never states the form must be completed and returned.

Read the full story.

San Juan Capistrano Removing Cameras

2012-05-31T16:48:00.001-07:00

The San Juan Capistrano City Council voted unanimously Wednesday not to renew the city's $232,000 annual contract with American Traffic Solutions. Since the cameras' installation in 2001, traffic tickets through the program have generated as much as $400,000 in revenue over expenses for the city. The tickets carry fines of about $500 each. The city was facing declining revenue and souring negative public opinion.

The decline in citations and a growing number of legal challenges have cut revenue by more than half within a year, officials say. The red-light program is projected to lose about $40,000 this year. Red-light camera citations will cease after Sept. 29. The city will extend its contract with American Traffic Solutions through December to finish processing tickets already in the system.

The cameras photograph the car and the driver, and tickets are issued by mail based on the vehicle's license and registration information. But an appellate court decision has made it more difficult for cities to defend automated citations, causing some to reevaluate their use of the cameras. An appellate panel of Orange County Superior Court judges ruled in 2010 in the appeal of a red-light ticket that photos and video submitted by police were inadmissible as evidence. The panel said the photos and video were hearsay because no officer actually saw the driver run the red light.

The Laguna Woods City Council will consider terminating its red-light camera program at its Wednesday meeting as well. Read the full article.

Videos of Cars Running Red Lights in Tampa

2012-05-31T14:22:00.001-07:00

The Hillsborough County Florida Sheriff's Office has released another round of red-light runners that shows a near collision, a pedestrian's close call, a motorist barreling through an intersection after the light had been red for 98 seconds, and more. Tampa, Florida sure has some crazy drivers. The fine for running red lights in Florida is around $193.

Waterloo, Ontario Cameras Net $1.6 Million

2012-05-31T14:15:00.001-07:00

16 Waterloo region cameras are generating lots of revenue in Canada. The Waterloo, Ontario region budgeted for revenue of $1.4 million for the red light camera but actually received $1.6 million. A record 7,258 tickets were issued last year to motorists who ran a red light at 16 busy intersections equipped with red-light cameras, netting the region $1.6 million in revenue. In most cases, motorists pay the fine once they see the photographs, Sawdon said. Read the full article.

Pasadena Shutting Down Red Light Cameras

2012-05-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

The end is near for the flashing red light cameras throughout Pasadena over the past five years. After court challenges nixed red light cameras in Los Angeles, cost overruns in Pasadena's own red light program contributed to its demise, officials said. The city spent close to $350,000 to operate the red light camera program, and hauled in about $340,000, which Pasadena split with the state. The program lost money and now Pasadena will terminate its contract with red light camera operator American Traffic Solutions.

Pasadena found itself saddled with a camera system that captured red light runners, but a court reluctant to enforced the tickets. Since motorists received their tickets in the mail and didn't sign an agreement to appear in court at the time of the citation, they could not be bound to show up or pay the fine, the court decided. The Los Angeles Superior Court that essentially said it was OK for drivers caught on camera to skip court dates. Read full story.

Redflex Buys Smart Bus Camera Company

2012-05-23T15:46:00.000-07:00

Australian red light camera company Redflex Traffic Systems has bought an automated school bus photo enforcement in the United States. In statement released today, Redflex announced it had bought American companies SBL Investments and Americore, providers of the on-bus photo enforcement system, Smart Bus.

“The acquisition positions Redflex as a leading provider of school bus safety photo enforcement technology at a time when more and more school districts are using technology to deter reckless drivers who ignore school bus safety laws and put children at risk,” the statement says.

The first transaction is reportedly valued at $4.5 million, with more payments due over the next four years. Under the agreement, SBL and Americore will operate as separate entities with Redflex as owner.

“The acquisition of Smart Bus further solidifies our position in photo enforcement globally, and expands the opportunity to provide products and services into this emerging market.” Redflex plans to merge its recently introduced Redflex Student Guardian system with the Smart Bus system. According to Redflex, ten states, globally, allow the use of school bus arm enforcement technology and at least ten others are considering legislation to allow it.

Based in Melbourne, Redflex Traffic Systems is an Australian company formed in 1997 to provide digital imaging solutions for traffic enforcement and management. Redflex Holdings Limited Group is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Why Democratic Lawmakers Love Red Light Cameras?

2012-05-07T17:11:00.001-07:00

Why Do Democrats Love Red Light Cameras More Than Republicans?

Democratic lawmakers and camera company lobbyists have been getting very cozy in the last few years. A lot more than Republican according to our recollection of stories we read in the papers. There is one simple reason that Democrats tend to like these cameras more than Republicans. More money! Republicans typically want less government and Democrats will seek any new revenue opportunity available. We have read several news articles over the past few years and there is a one common theme behind each legislative effort. A Democrat is behind the lobbying effort.

Connecticut is just one of the many States and Cities in throughout the U.S. considering to adopt red light camera legislation. National Coalition for Safer Roads is a group lobbying for support of the cameras in Connecticut that receives funds from Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions, a private vendor of red light cameras that has spent more than $100,000 on lobbying in Connecticut since last year. Democratic lawmakers are pushing hard for the new legislation and are now running up against some resistance. Read the full story.

Fort Lauderdale Red Light Camera Statistics

2012-05-07T16:43:00.002-07:00

Fort Lauderdale Red Light Report April 2012

Montgomery County Has The Most Speed Cameras in U.S.

2012-04-25T13:25:00.003-07:00

Montgomery County, Maryland Has 72 Speed Cameras

Drivers in Montgomery County can look forward to 10 new portable speed cameras. Last year, the county issued more than 487,000 speed camera tickets and another 40,000 red light camera tickets, raising nearly $10 million in revenue. The additions will bolster the county's existing 72 speed cameras -- 56 fixed pole cameras, 10 portable cameras and six speed camera vans -- and 40 red light cameras.