Time Magazine Features Citizen Backlash Against Ticket Cameras
Mentioned in the piece are the CameraFRAUD meetup group in Phoenix, AZ and National Motorists Association.
Read entire article at moneyland.time.com
Photo Radar and Red Light Camera Ban Passes Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee
Arizonans have been wanting a vote on photo ticketing in overwhelming numbers since 2008. State legislature has another chance to send it to the voters in 2012. Will they honor their constituency?
Have you ever received a camera ticket in Arizona, even if you’re from out of state? Did you know that you don’t have to pay it?
The system is rife with flaws, controversy and outright fraud. Arizona voters hope 2012 is the year they finally put a stop to the system.
Arizona State Senators have requested to hear from both Arizona voters and tourists who have received camera tickets.
Contact them [here]
Arizona Gets Another Chance to Ban the Cameras
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee met yesterday and the main item discussed was SCR 1029, which would give the citizens of Arizona that elusive vote they’ve been screaming from the rooftops for years to get.
The Committee passed the measure by a 4-1 vote and sent it to the Senate floor, where it should be voted on. Although, that’s not a done deal.
By 2008, the majority of AZ motorists had grown tired of being treated like lab rats, by then Spy-in-Chief (and Governor) Janet “Big Sis” Napolitano and her Redflex-sponsored peep show aka the freeway speed cameras.
After setting up this unprecedented violation of every sacred right that motorists have been guaranteed by the US and Arizona Constitutions, turning the freeway system into a cluster… disaster area, she blew out of town to become head of DHS, where she now is able to scan and grope just about anyone passing through an airport without any reasonable suspicion.
It’s clear that motorists and travelers don’t enjoy having their liberties violated for the profit of private and sometimes foreign (Redflex) contractors while complicit government agencies make up stories about safety being their concern.
It doesn’t take a traffic engineer to figure out that adding more distractions in the form of flashing camera boxes and tinkering with signal timing to make sure “violations” remain in the profitable range, actually makes intersections more dangerous.
But, just in case one needed the latest result of independent, university studies, here’s USF blasting camera systems to bits as the dangerous boondoggle they are. [link]
Getting back to the situation unfolding in AZ, this is no done deal. The same SCR (Senate Resolution) passed with a 20-10 vote and then was sat on by the rapidly expanding posterior of then Speaker of the House, Kirk Adams (RINO) who is now running for U.S. Congress.
The resolution died an unceremonious death, but with Adams out of the way, there is new hope for Arizona.
Taking it one step at a time, however, SCR 1029 needs to have that floor vote, which is a great bet to pass. Then House members like Michelle Ugenti (R), who is very much in favor of the citizens vote to ban camera systems will be heavily urged to push this measure to a house floor vote as well.
That’s an oversimplification of the legislative process to be sure, but the conclusion for today is that SCR 1029 is off to a good start.
Arizonans, let’s make sure that floor vote happens in the Senate at rapid-fire pace.
Below is a document with contact info that can also be found at the AZ Senate website.
Let those elected officials know just how excited AZ is to kick Redflex and ATS off your streets and intersections for good!
Red Light Cameras in California Taking Major Heat
Even after American Traffic Solutions was expelled from the city limits of Los Angeles this summer, red light cameras are still a hot topic of conversation in the Golden State.
SFGate.com, which is the online version of The San Francisco Chronicle, posted an article this week about just how much of a revenue generator dangerous red light cameras are for municipalities in California who still use the system.
Many communities in the state have ditched their camera programs when the alleged safety benefit is never realized, the tickets become impossible to collect on and the public revolts.
TheNewspaper.com is also getting some nice recognition for the wealth of facts and figures available on their site and the alternative perspective from the soundbite info given out by local network news.
InfoWars, which has a higher Alexa rating than MSNBC.com, also covered the topic:
