Red Light Camera's will now catch speeders?
01-15-2010, 12:42 PM
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Red Light Camera's will now catch speeders?
California motorists could get nabbed for speeding on local intersections even if there are no cops in sight under an "automated speed enforcement" program buried in the details of the governor's budget proposal.
The new program would allow cities and counties to upgrade existing red light camera devices to capture photos of speeding vehicles, resulting in speeding tickets sent in the mail. Driving up to 15 miles an hour faster than the speed limit will cost $225, and $325 for going faster than that.
The new program would allow cities and counties to upgrade existing red light camera devices to capture photos of speeding vehicles, resulting in speeding tickets sent in the mail.
FILE PHOTO, MARK MARTINEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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The government estimates 500 devices can be installed in California to catch 2.4 million speeders a year.
Cities in Orange County that are equipped with red-light cameras include: Garden Grove, Laguna Woods, Los Alamitos, and Santa Ana, according to the Department of Finance.
In Santa Ana alone, there are 20 red-light camera installations. The city's network of red-light cameras generates an average of around 1,500 tickets every month. A red-light ticket runs around $450, including penalties, assessments and court fees.
"We definitely don't need more "Big Brother Tactics" in order to monitor our public streets," said Rafael Solorzano, a Santa Ana resident. "The governor cannot expect to improve street safety by implementing deceptive ways that increase government revenue."
Government officials are estimating that for every one red light violation captured by the camera, there will be four speeding violations. For a city like Santa Ana, there could be up to 6,000 speeding violations.
Eighty-five percent of the total revenues will go toward the state while 15 percent will go to local entities implementing the proposed program.
The sensors would generate from motorists $337 million in state revenues, $296 million for the general fund for trial courts, $41 million for security, according to the Department of Finance.
Pierre Gilbert, a Laguna Hills resident, travels through red light cameras in neighboring Laguna Woods on intersections such as El Toro Road and Moulton Parkway.
"Our state and local governments can't control driving habits by creating laws that penalize people for going with the flow of traffic," Gilbert said. "Red light cameras and speed sensors are not the answer to our states problems."
Cities in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington are already using speed cameras.
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http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-2...t-cameras.html
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The new program would allow cities and counties to upgrade existing red light camera devices to capture photos of speeding vehicles, resulting in speeding tickets sent in the mail. Driving up to 15 miles an hour faster than the speed limit will cost $225, and $325 for going faster than that.
The new program would allow cities and counties to upgrade existing red light camera devices to capture photos of speeding vehicles, resulting in speeding tickets sent in the mail.
FILE PHOTO, MARK MARTINEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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3 hours & 50 minutes ago
Governor wants cameras to catch you speeding
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The government estimates 500 devices can be installed in California to catch 2.4 million speeders a year.
Cities in Orange County that are equipped with red-light cameras include: Garden Grove, Laguna Woods, Los Alamitos, and Santa Ana, according to the Department of Finance.
In Santa Ana alone, there are 20 red-light camera installations. The city's network of red-light cameras generates an average of around 1,500 tickets every month. A red-light ticket runs around $450, including penalties, assessments and court fees.
"We definitely don't need more "Big Brother Tactics" in order to monitor our public streets," said Rafael Solorzano, a Santa Ana resident. "The governor cannot expect to improve street safety by implementing deceptive ways that increase government revenue."
Government officials are estimating that for every one red light violation captured by the camera, there will be four speeding violations. For a city like Santa Ana, there could be up to 6,000 speeding violations.
Eighty-five percent of the total revenues will go toward the state while 15 percent will go to local entities implementing the proposed program.
The sensors would generate from motorists $337 million in state revenues, $296 million for the general fund for trial courts, $41 million for security, according to the Department of Finance.
Pierre Gilbert, a Laguna Hills resident, travels through red light cameras in neighboring Laguna Woods on intersections such as El Toro Road and Moulton Parkway.
"Our state and local governments can't control driving habits by creating laws that penalize people for going with the flow of traffic," Gilbert said. "Red light cameras and speed sensors are not the answer to our states problems."
Cities in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington are already using speed cameras.
Source
http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-2...t-cameras.html
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"Although about 700,000 tickets have been issued since Arizona’s 76-camera plan was rolled out last year, a mere $37 million of the $127 million in fines and surcharges has been collected. That is because Arizonans have realised that they can simply ignore tickets sent to them in the post, and the authorities cannot prove that they have received them. Unless the tickets are served in person — something Arizona cannot afford to do — they become void after three months."
