MD Cities Create Fake School Zones To Install Speed Cameras
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 44 Comments »According to TheNewspaper.com, Maryland cities will create brand new "school zones" in an attempt to issue speed camera tickets on roads that previously had no need of the designation. The speed cameras were authorized six months ago after intensive lobbying efforts ...
The Truth About Speed Cameras: They Don’t Work
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 67 Comments »Anyone who believes that speed cameras have a large impact on the speed of the vehicles on a freeway should check out this study published last month. In order to evaluate how effective speed cameras are at reducing driver speeds, Craig ...
School Is Never Out For Speed Cameras
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 13 Comments »A popular way for ticket camera manufacturers to "get their foot in door" and quiet opposition of speed cameras in a city is to mention that the cameras will be installed in school zones. After all, what politician wants to ...
A Speeding Ticket By Mail? It Could Happen To You This Holiday Weekend
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 13 Comments »This is our most recent national press release. Feel free to forward it your friends who may be traveling this holiday weekend. The Fourth of July is one of the busiest traffic days of the year and many motorists will be ...
Majority Of Speed Camera Photos In Arizona Are Unusable
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 5 Comments »The Arizona Republic did an analysis of the speed camera program and concluded that the majority of photos had to be thrown out. Here's an excerpt: Motorists activated photo-enforcement cameras on Arizona highways more than 471,000 times from December through February ...
Washington Department Of Transportation Outsources Its Disingenuous Quotes To Ticket Camera Company
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 6 Comments »The Washington Department of Transportation has installed speed cameras on Interstate 5 in Maytown south of Olympia, Washington where road crews are working on a project. The speed limit in the work zone has been reduced from 70 to 60. This ...
Ticket Camera Scams Are Plentiful In The D.C. Area
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 2 Comments »A new website, launched in January, is documenting the various ticket camera scams in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. It's called CameraFraud DC and is an offshoot of the successful CameraFraud movement started in Arizona. Here a few of the ...
Speed Limit Signs Used To Research Speed Enforcement
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras | 3 Comments »The police in Pelham, New Hampshire are using speed limit warning signs to track motorist speeds in school zones. Here's an excerpt from The Eagle Tribune: Two new signs can now track speeders in Pelham's school zone. The signs have flashing lights ...
City Of Scottsdale, Arizona Lies To Drivers To Get Their Money
Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in Speed Cameras | 5 Comments »Anyone who has the misfortune of having to drive in Scottsdale, Arizona should read this story from the Phoenix New Times. Here's an excerpt: Here's one way to get people to pay their photo enforcement tickets or waive their right to ...
Ticket Cameras May Be Used To Enforce Text Messaging Laws
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in Speed Cameras | 8 Comments »The city of Scottsdale, Arizona is considering using its ticket cameras to enforce distracted driving laws. Yes, the same cameras that are frequently unable to identify the drivers of vehicles may be used to check for text messaging behind the ...
