California Watch: “While the state collects millions of dollars from red-light cameras at intersections, a few California cities are starting to question whether the safety benefits are worth the high cost to their own coffers. . . . Other cities have rejected automatic ticketing programs as well, including Union City near San Jose, [...]
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Arizona Republic: “A Tempe man is suing to get rid of the city’s photo enforcement system, saying it commits fraud by issuing tickets to people who weren’t really speeding. Daniel Arthur Gutenkauf, 59, of Tempe said the system couldn’t differentiate between him and his identical twin brother, but sent him a citation anyway.” [...] thenewspaper.com: “A motorist is using federal anti-racketeering statutes to go after the red light camera and speed camera program in Tempe, Arizona. Dan Gutenkauf filed his complaint last week in the US District Court for the District of Arizona. . . . The suit names Redflex employees, police officials, politicians and judges as [...] Findlaw: “The LA Times now reports that the intersection cameras may be put to work for more than just red light violations. . . . Other violations include: talking on a cellphone, not wearing a seat belt, not yielding to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, reckless driving, and expired registration.” Arizona Republic: “A citizens group behind a failed statewide initiative drive to ban photo enforcement is now focusing its efforts on the 14 Arizona cities and towns that use the traffic cameras.” Arizona Republic: “Speed cameras on freeways across Arizona went dark just before midnight last night [July 15, 2010], ending the state’s controversial experiment with photo enforcement.” Arizona Republic: “Arizona ends its groundbreaking speed enforcement program Thursday with the expiration of a company’s two-year contract that put dozens of cameras along Phoenix-area freeways and other highways across the state. Panned by critics as intended more as a way to generate revenue than improve safety, the contract that the Department of [...] Knoxnews: “U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. thinks he knows why cash-strapped communities around the country are installing red-light traffic cameras, and it has nothing to do with making streets and highways safer. It’s about making money, he said. . . . ‘If it’s not, then let everybody who is fined contribute to [...] Arizona Republic: “Even as the Arizona Department of Public Safety was preparing to shut down the statewide photo speed-enforcement system, a top commander was lobbying legislators to approve a photo-enforcement bill giving DPS full control of the program, raising questions about the department’s intentions.” |
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