May 2012
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Washington Times - Beltway Catches on to Camera...
The Washington Times wrote an editorial today about public perception when it comes to fraudulent red light cameras and photo radar systems.
These mechanical money snatchers have been hated worldwide since their proliferation began, but around the Washington D.C. beltway, they’re beginning to be exposed as a revenue scheme just as they have in the testing ground cities like Chicago,...
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Missouri Candidate for Attorney General Comes Out...
Ed Martin, who is running for AG in the state of Missouri has a strong anti-camera stance and calls camera supporting politicians exactly what they are, “pay-to-play” cronies.
The video speaks for itself and bravo to Ed Martin for standing up to the scamera mafia in the Show-me state.
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Arizona Legislature Passes Intersection Definition...
In an effort to chip away at the incredible amount of profit that Redflex Traffic Systems and American Traffic Solutions skim from motorists, cities and courts in Arizona, legislature has sent a bill to governor Jan Brewer that would rid the state of imaginary red lines inside the stop bar of a crosswalk that are used to justify 100,000s of illegal red light camera tickets.
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April 2012
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against City of Chicago...
After years of being scammed out of money, while being forced to drive through intersections with a combination of sub 3 second yellow light times and flashing metal boxes, a couple Chicago residents have filed what could be an incredibly massive class action lawsuit against the city.
The suit alleges that for at least three years, from 2003 to 2006, the city operated the red light camera system...
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Iowa House Votes to Ban Traffic Cameras
With nearly 60% of the House members in Iowa legislature voting to ban photo ticketing, yesterday, House File 2540 passed after a brief delay before the vote.
Iowans haven’t been shy in their desire to rid themselves of these automated ticketing machines that now litter their highways, as well as intersections. After some House members had tried to kill the bill before a vote, voters...
March 2012
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Will AZ Ditch "Imaginary" Lines in Intersections?
Arizona has long been an easy target for flashing bandits installed by Redflex and American Traffic Solutions (ATS). One of the chief reasons for this is that those two private (foreign - Redflex) vendors get to make up almost all the rules, including where an intersection starts.
Arizona is one of only two states who don’t clearly define an intersection and it leads to a lot of dangerous...
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Washington Times Editorial: DC Red Light Scam
The Washington Times has just published an editorial about massive proposed increases in scamera ticketing in D.C. by the district’s mayor, Vincent C. Gray.
Gray is making no secret that the only reason for this move is to close a massive budget shortfall, to the tune of $172 Million. As we know, in the end, the only one to really profit will be American Traffic Solutions who will...
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Arlington Virginia to Expand Red Light...
With all the government contractors slithering around in the state of Virginia, you’d think the red light camera proliferation would be much wider than it is.
They are about to get a hot injection of fraud in up to 20 intersections.
The video from WJLA.com explains the public stance by the PD and County, but what’s missed here is that there are many other solutions to a high volume...
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AZ Republic: Redflex & El Mirage Commit Fraud
A notoriously pro traffic camera newspaper in Arizona has done a 180 and actually investigated Redflex Traffic Systems operation in the city of El Mirage.
Emails between the police department, Judge Mapp and Mayor Mook paint a Mayberry-like scenario of law enforcement in El Mirage. And it appears that the part of Barney Fife was mostly played by the town’s Judge, James Mapp.
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February 2012
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Time Magazine Features Citizen Backlash Against...
Mentioned in the piece are the CameraFRAUD meetup group in Phoenix, AZ and National Motorists Association.
Read entire article at moneyland.time.com
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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...
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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...
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Chicago Police State Speed Camera Bill Signed Into...
Rahm Emanuel’s plan to turn Chicago into a network of spy cameras and turn his back on motorists and taxpayers just got a major boost today from Governor Pat Quinn.
Even though the so-called “Speed Camera Retrofitting” bill was opposed by major media outlets in Chicago and 9 out of 10 Illinois residents [report], Quinn retreated from pressure by Emanuel and signed the bill into...
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Red Light Camera Ban Passes Committee Vote in Iowa
February 3rd, 2012
The law that would make photo enforcement illegal easily passed through the Iowa House of Representatives yesterday and appears headed for a floor vote in the full session.
Supporters of the camera ban are being urged to call members of the House and push it to the floor immediately.
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House of Reps List
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The Truth Behind Red Light Cameras: Part 2
By Gina Williams
The Accident “Conspiracy”
Red Light Cameras (RLCs) are supposed to prevent accidents. However, according to various studies, RLCs actually cause harmful accidents and it isn’t all that surprising.
It makes sense that when people see a yellow light that they’ll slam on their brakes out of fear of being ticketed because they know they’re being watched; given the same...
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The Truth Behind the Camera: Part 1
by Gina Williams
In the early 1990s red light cameras (RLCs) began to be used in the United States. Almost 22 years later, 26 states and Washington DC have implemented these cameras in various major cities.
RLCs are supposed to prevent deadly accidents by making people think twice before gunning it through a yellow light, or blatantly running a red light. Their proposed purpose and...
January 2012
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Red Light Camera Ban in Iowa Gaining Momentum
While legislature in Iowa has been working hard to rid the entire state of red light cameras, the governor was finally forced to admit that his administration had been lying to the public about the program’s safety record.
An article on kcautv.com has compiled great quotes from Iowa state legislators and other state officials:
- “They really don’t think this is something ...
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Toll Roads: Blatant Rights Violations
by Gina Williams
In the U.S., public roads are paid for by the government, i.e. citizens through taxation. According to the Office of Highway Policy Information, highways, roads, etc. are funded by taxes we pay on tires, vehicle fuel, and other related taxes on vehicle goods. Thus, the roads we use are paid for by us.
So how is it then that in cases of toll raods, we are charged to utilize the...
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Guest Post: You CAN Beat Red Light Cameras
Dear Reader: As this website begins to ramp up our coverage of the issues facing motorists and commuters across the country, we’re expanding our scope and we hope you find posts like this one interesting:
by Sarah Schoonover - TicketKick
On a nice Saturday afternoon, you decide to take a quick stroll down to your mailbox to grab the postman’s deliveries of the day. You flip through a...
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Texas MVD Responds to WarOnDriving.com; No Clear...
We’ve Been reporting on this blog for more than a week, that a key provision about penalties for driving in the state of Texas without a license plate displayed in 2012, no longer has any penality, which makes enforcement of the law impossible.
We sent out a twitter reminder to motorists living in or driving through that state, that this was the case.
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December 2011
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Top 10 "Fight Back" Stories in The War On Driving...
In our estimation, these were the ten biggest stories related to photo radar and red light cameras from around the U.S. in 2011
We hope you enjoy this look back at activism and politicians meeting head-to-head throughout the past year.
#10 - Texas legislature eliminates penalties for driving without a license plate
#9 - Michael “Big Brother” Bloomberg calls for a “camera on every street...
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What Red Light Cameras Mean to Motorcyclists’...
Picture courtesy of MotorcycleAccident.org
by Gina Williams
Spending a good portion of my life writing about motorcycle safety and accidents has led to one fact standing out above all others: Many motorcycle accidents occur at intersections.
The reason it stands out is because it is, in a way, counter-intuitive to where many of us think motorcycle accidents occur. Here are the facts:
• A...
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Denver Red Light Cameras Compared to Failed Los...
Outrage continues over the use of red light and photo radar traffic cameras. The public however, commonly refers to the “Safety devices” as Scameras. Recently in Denver, CO a city auditor performing an audit found the cameras to be highly unproductive in preventing accidents and driving related deaths.
When examining the company Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), who was deputized by the Denver...
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Camera Removal in Los Angeles: Red Light Cameras...
The fight to bring down the red light cameras in Los Angeles was won by Jay Beeber and SaferStreetsLA.org back in July.
This citizens group worked tirelessly to research stats about the danger posed to motorists by red light cameras and the increased accidents seen time after time.
Beeber and his group presented evidence to the L.A.P.D. whose commission unanimously voted to remove them. It was...
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Phoenix Suburb Sets Dangerous Speed Traps and...
Reposted from PhotoRadarScam.com
Dubious Traffic Engineering and Politics Predominate Over Public Safety on Arizona Roadways
People place blind trust that the governments responsible for determining speed limits are qualified and have conducted a proper analysis to arrive at the correct number. Many firmly believe that driving even just a little above the posted limit can be indeed be ...
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How Do Other Countries Feel About Speed Cameras?
This photo gallery from the WarOnDriving Flickr account, shared courtesy of the CameraFRAUD National Facebook page, should sum it up pretty nicely.
(Hit play to see how these mechanical menaces are treated in other countries; Click here if slideshow isn’t displaying on this post)
**WarOnDriving, our staff, writers and supporters do not encourage the type of damage to PRIVATE...
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Florida Red Light Cameras Scam Woman on Fixed...
Nobody who’s paying attention is going to pretend the US economy is in good shape, nor has it been since 2007 (and arguably much longer than that).
Inflation on necessities has been a burden on many, but especially those on fixed incomes.
The last thing someone in that position needs to see is an extortion letter in the mail, or “traffic citation” as they’re called by the...
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“Caution. This intersection is being monitored for...
This is a great read from STLMag.com
By Ray Hartmann
It’s hard to make a phone call today that’s not “monitored for security purposes,” so it was hardly a shock to learn recently that one in five Americans now live in communities that use cameras to monitor their driving for presumably the same reason. But they ought to have a different disclaimer posted on the red light–camera signs...
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Texas Gaffe Means No License Plate = No Problem
Every motorist in Texas is now exempt from photo tickets from speed cameras, red light cameras and toll road enforcement cameras, starting January 1st, 2012.
Texas legislature left a key provision out of the latest version of their Transportation Omnibus Bill that penalizes drivers for not visibly displaying a license plate on their vehicle, reports TheNewspaper.com. [BILL]
Once this bill...