Free Talk Live - Red Light Cameras

City red-faced as Watchdog exposes illegal yellow lights

freeAgent — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:59:31 +0000

Hours after Watchdog.org reported that Virginia Beach was running illegally short yellow lights to trap red-light runners, the city reset its signals to conform to state law.

Inventor Develops License Plate Frame That Defeats Red Light Cameras

iambinarymind — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:09:44 +0000

Tech is all about disruption. When a problem presents itself, someone will find a way to route around it. Red light cameras, the controversial jackpot generators favored by certain law enforcement agencies, are the problem. The solution?...

City employees busted by red light cams, but don't have to pay fines

Sammy316 — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:22:46 +0000

Over the past 18 months, city of Rochester employees have committed at least 119 red light violations while driving city vehicles, records show.
But while employees can be disciplined for the violation, “payment of the related fine will not be required,” according to a newly adopted city procedure for handling the violations.

NJ Official Admits: Red-light cameras all about the money

snowdog2012 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:31 +0000

Every so often, a kernel of truth manages to squeak past the spin.

That's the case in Fort Lee, where Mayor Mark Sokolich told his constituents that, yes, he wants to install red-light cameras in town – and, yes, it’s about the money.

California Judge Blocks Public from Voting on Red Light Cameras

snowdog2012 — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:24:53 +0000

Judge in Murrieta, California blocks referendum on red light camera. A California Superior Court judge has sided with photo enforcement vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) in denying Murrieta voters a say in whether red light cameras can be used in their community.

Red Light Cameras Suspended in New Jersey

snowdog2012 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:40:37 +0000

EDISON — It was the traffic ticket that put a despised multimillion-dollar state program in limbo. En route to a mall the day after Thanksgiving last year, Janice Bollmann was flagged by a red-light camera in Edison after getting through an intersection one-fifth of a second too late. Bollmann had no way of knowing what her routine traffic ticket would come to symbolize. "It may be the straw that broke the camel’s back," said Steve Carrellas, New Jersey representative of the National Motorists Association driving rights group, who assisted Bollmann in her case.

Red Light Camera Company Sues City Over Making Right Hand Turns Legal

Renniks — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:17:06 +0000

Automated ticketing vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) filed suit Tuesday against Knoxville, Tennessee for its failure to issue tickets for turning right on a red light -- and that is costing the company a lot of money. A state law took effect in July banning the controversial turning tickets, but the Arizona-based firm contends the law should not apply to their legal agreement with the city, which anticipated the bulk of the money to come from this type of tickets.