9 Cities Where Citizens Voted To Ban Ticket Cameras
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 4 Comments »Despite claims by the ticket camera industry that most drivers support the use of ticket cameras, the automatic ticketing devices have never survived a public vote. That trend continued this week as three more cities were forced to shut down ...
Driver Convicted Of Speeding Without Ever Receiving Ticket
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 21 Comments »The Beacon News in Illinois has another story of ticket camera bureaucracy causing problems for motorists. Here's an excerpt: Unsure why the Kane County Circuit Clerk would send him anything in the mail, Ernie Bolen assumed he'd been summoned for jury ...
Red Light Camera Tickets Innocent Driver Yet Again
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 11 Comments »A recent news report in Baton Rouge, Louisiana gives yet another example of a red light camera ticketing an innocent driver and then leaving it up to the accused motorist to prove the ticket was undeserved. Here's a quick overview of ...
Essential Material For Ticket Camera Activists
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 39 Comments »By Gary Biller, NMA Executive Director The effective way to defeat red-light and speed camera initiatives in your community, or to mount effective opposition to existing installations, is to ratchet up the pressure on local politicians. It takes a strong grassroots ...
Peoria Reevaluates Ticket Camera Program After Accidents Double
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 28 Comments »During a recent session of the Peoria, Arizona City Council, some interesting statistics were released on the city's red-light cameras. According to an article by the Arizona Republic, the city's police department reported that accidents at intersections with red-light cameras more ...
Ticket Cameras Used To Convict Drivers Without Their Knowledge
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 20 Comments »The law in the state of Oregon (and other states as well) simply says that citations "may be delivered by mail." There is an article on OregonLive.com today that illustrates why this is a major flaw in Oregon's red-light camera ...
Short Yellow Light Times No Longer Going Unnoticed
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 6 Comments »There was an excellent editorial in the Wall Street Journal today on the topic of ticket cameras and short yellow light times. This is part of an increasing trend in ticket camera press coverage. Two years ago, the press never mentioned ...
Bernie Madoff & Red-Light Cameras
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 4 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President For ten years there were credible investigators and investors telling federal regulatory agencies that Bernard Madoff could not be doing what he claimed to be doing, and that in all probability that he was running a ...
FCC Conspires To Protect Ticket Camera Corporation
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 9 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President The Federal Communications Commission, in the dying days of the Republican administration, has added yet another reason to clear the decks in Washington, D.C. and start all over with a new cast of characters. In a duplicitous, ...
St. Louis Aldermen Don’t Have To Worry About Paying Tickets
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 1 Comment »News stories like this one from STLtoday.com are infuriatingly common. Keep this in mind when you hear a city council enthusiastically praising the idea of installing ticket cameras. Here's an excerpt: When the push to install red-light cameras came to City ...
