Redflex & ATS Class Action Lawsuits

Bruce Simon from Palo Alto has filed a class-action lawsuit against the two largest companies who run red light cameras in San Mateo county Redflex and American Traffic Solutions. Simon says they're violating state law by including a so-called "cost neutral" provision in the contracts.  Simon says the camera makers reimburse cities when they can't make enough from tickets to pay for the monthly operational costs. It can't be a money loser for the cities and the companies will make up the difference.  Red light camera operators typically pick intersections that are going to be susceptible to the most tickets, says Simon.  We're going after the private companies that induce these municipalities to get into these contracts as revenue-enhancing vehicles, Simon said.  If it's supposed to be about safety and preventing accidents, the revenue aspect shouldn't be as important.

There have been court challenges to the cost-neutral clause and as a result, several Peninsula cities have stopped using the red light cameras, others are in the process of dropping it, among them is Redwood City.  Another trend seems to be the growing use of right turn cameras or those intersections that monitor if you make a "California Stop".  A California stop is also referred to as a rolling right turn. 

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How to Tell if You Got a Red Light Camera Ticket


Red light camera tickets typically take from 3-7 business days to process and are mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.  We recommend waiting until the ticket arrives in the mail before trying to find out ahead of time.  Some people just don't have the patience to wait and if the matter is urgent we recommend calling one of the local police departments listed in the directory below or by dialing 311 on your phone.  Please do not dial 911 on your phone as the operator will not accept your call because getting a ticket is not an emergency requiring dispatch.  Unfortunately, most Police departments are not equipped to handle this type of customer service so expect the worst when you take on this endeavor.  You can also try searching the databases of PhotoNotice.com and Atsol.com.   Also, PhotoEnforced.com does not own, operate or run any of the cameras and we are simply a database of the locations.  Please do not email us with questions asking if you received a ticket because we do not currently have any way of verifying them.  

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Cities Removing Red Light Camera Locations

Here is a continually updated list of cities that have removed or partially removed red light camera locations recently.  Subscribe to our red light camera locations database to get a full list of detailed locations.  Keep in mind some States and County jurisdictions have passed laws preventing the use of red-light cameras but Cities and Municipalities continue to use them illegally.  To remove a location please provide a link to a local newspaper article highlighting the City Council's decision to remove the cameras.  We are only concerned with locations that have been permanently removed and not those that have been deactivated temporarily.

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As always, please email us if we are missing any cities on this list or still have locations listed in our public database that should be removed.

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Traffic.com Location Based Mobile Phone Ads

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NAVTEQ, the global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services, and mobile advertising around the world, has released results of a new survey that shows 78% of consumers welcome ads on their connected mobile devices when those ads are intelligent enough to know where the end-user is and can go on to guide them to nearby retailers and offers, and when the ads offset the cost of other high-value content.  This announcement also supports the business case of rival Google Places which might soon be providing free wireless location-based advertising applications and services.

Conducted by Marketing Research Services Inc. (MRSI), the survey showed that 78% of consumers are receptive to receiving location-intelligent Location Point ads to offset the cost of value-based content such as NAVTEQ Traffic, a six percent increase over the results of MRSI's first round of research on the subject published in November 2009. The new round of research yielded strong indications that again underscore the power of Location Point in converting passers-by to paying customers. Other findings show:
  • At least 42% of respondents that were exposed to a brand recalled seeing that brand (aided and unaided)
  • Thirty-one percent of respondents who reported seeing an ad on their device clicked on that ad for information to nearby locations
  • In a significant measure of impact, up to 31% of consumers seeing a specific ad went on to visit a store location; of those respondents who visited a location after seeing an ad, 53% said they did so directly because of the ad
  • Nine percent of respondents who visited a location because of seeing an ad reported it was a first-time visit to that location
  • Most desired ads were considered attractions/points of interest that provided a special offer or coupon, e.g. gas/fuel and restaurant offers
The MRSI-commissioned research surveyed 782 respondents 18 and older experienced with using ad-enabled personal navigation devices.

Launched 18 months ago, Location Point harnesses NAVTEQ's unrivaled location content and capabilities to pinpoint where consumers are, deliver ads and calls to action within a certain distance of advertised points of purchase, and guide them to the doorstep of an advertised retailer. Built-in calls to action including "click to map" and "click to navigate" bolster consumer engagement with ads, drive traffic to advertised locations and make the service unique.

"The survey indicates consumers are receptive and responsive to ads when those ads are contextually relevant. It shows strong, stable consumer acceptance of Location  Point -- and even suggests consumer acceptance grows with continued exposure," said Christopher Rothey, vice president, advertising, NAVTEQ. "Location Point's unique location intelligence is what drives that level of acceptance and make the ads measurably impactful."

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