Majority Of Speed Camera Photos In Arizona Are Unusable
May 19th, 2009 Posted in Speed Cameras, Traffic Tickets
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 – more than 5,200 times each day – but on average, only about one-third of those drivers received tickets from the state Department of Public Safety.
An Arizona Republic analysis of three months of records shows Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. and the DPS threw out more than 65 percent of the photos captured.
The reasons for rejecting tickets vary but are relatively uncomplicated: Sun glare, dirty windshields and traffic rank as top causes.
There is also this reference to a “goal” that the ticket camera company has:
Redflex, a Scottsdale-based company that operates Arizona’s statewide system, has a goal of issuing tickets 80 percent of the time the cameras are activated, DPS Lt. Jeff King said.
The only goal that Redflex and the Department of Public Safety should have is to give out tickets to drivers who actually deserve tickets — not meeting some arbitrary 80 percent goal.
It’s clear that, as usual, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Redflex are more focused on making money than making the roads safer.
You can read the rest of the Arizona Republic article here.
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Redflex HQ is not Scottsdale AZ, its AUSTRALIA, a foreign nation, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, according to Redflex.com. Perhaps the reason only 30% of tickets are sued is because cops are shooting the scameras with bullets, as done in Knoxville TN. Cops don’t like being replaced by robocops, and cops have lots of guns…
Well I’m one of the good citzens that go a ticket with the photo cam at a whopping $181.50 and I paid it. This was back in Dec 08 and I got the ticket in Jan 09.
If your going to pick and choose which ones to throw out, that is not fair to the rest of us that do the right thing. Oviousaly you have no control over this insame ticketing system that causes more accidents then prevent. Maybe you should reinbuse all of us that DID pay, since you disregarded the one’s that didn’t.
No impressed at all with the system and would appricate a check in the mail for $181.50. But I won’t hold my breath.
This is another bad commentary from NMA. The statement ” The only goal that Redflex and the Department of Public Safety should have is to give out tickets to drivers who actually deserve tickets — not meeting some arbitrary 80 percent goal.” means they are not meeting their goal to give at least 80 percent tickets to the people who “deserve” them. The article is saying that there are far more people that deserve to get a ticket and are not for various reasons. Maybe they need police backup.
Here is another disturbing news story concerning red light cameras.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/13/1cz13photo213156-red-light-runners-caught-red-hand/?metro
Why do you need your Social Security number when renewing your Drivers License in the state of Arizona.
I was refused my renewal until I produced my S S# . I have had a continues license in Arizona for the past 49 years and it is in good standings. Has anyone else had this problem?