NYC $56 Million on 1M Red Light Tickets in 2010
Haines City Cameras Make $1M in 1st Month
In the first month, Haine City, Florida has ticketed 7,066 drivers for making illegal right-hand turns or running red lights. At $158 the fines total approximately $1.1 million. In the month the red light camera photo enforcement system has been operating, the cameras have taken 20,756 photographs, and of those only 50% have captured violations.
Based on $158, $83 goes to the state while the city receives $75. The city leases the 10 cameras from Arizona-based Automated Traffic Solutions. Florida's estimated that the red light cameras would bring in $29M in 2011 and nearly $100M in 2012 into state coffers, and would provide about $75M to local governments. Haines City projects the city could receive $5.4 million annually from the citation revenue at the current run rate.
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Which Cities Are Losing Money on Cameras?
Red light cameras at four Pembroke Pines, Florida intersections have led to more than 1,500 tickets issued to drivers in the past six months which has generated $76,294 in revenue but the city's legal fees for enforcing the citations in Broward court have led the controversial program to lose cost more money than it generates. This has forced city commissioners to defend the program as a lifesaver and not a revenue generator that cost the city $13,000. The total cost of the program since July has been $83,347 with $50,158 going to American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the Arizona-based company contracted to install the cameras in Pembroke Pines; and the remainder going for legal fees.
We would appreciate your thoughts and comments below of other cities that are losing revenue on the cameras. What action is taken by the camera operators ATS and Redflex in cases like this? Do these companies lower their fees to accommodate to the citations as a cost neutral or revenue generating entity? Are they secreting paying off city officials or entertaining them? These are the cities where you are likely to find the most corruption.
We would appreciate your thoughts and comments below of other cities that are losing revenue on the cameras. What action is taken by the camera operators ATS and Redflex in cases like this? Do these companies lower their fees to accommodate to the citations as a cost neutral or revenue generating entity? Are they secreting paying off city officials or entertaining them? These are the cities where you are likely to find the most corruption.
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More Judges Throwing Out Red Light Camera Cases
The city of Victorville has contracted with Redflex, an Arizona based, red light camera manufacturer, but as a result of court decisions proclaiming photographic evidence generated from the Redflex camera system as inadmissible evidence, the city is trying to get out of the contract. There are only 10 cameras left turned on in Victorville (out of the original 16) however if court decisions keep going the way they are going, Redflex may have to let Victorville out of its contract and Victorville could turn off the remaining 10 cameras making many citizens happy. In fact, according to the VVDailyPress.com, Victorville’s contract with Redflex allows Victorville to get out of the contract if “any court having jurisdiction over city rules...that results from the Redflex System of photo enforcement are inadmissible in evidence”.
A common factor in a lot of these Redflex camera ticket cases that have been dismissed is that no one from the Arizona based Redflex company attends the trials, the company instead sends a written statement as to how its systems work, and an officer from the issuing city testifies on his training about how the system works and the photographic evidence presented. Many judges are refusing to consider this a proper way to authenticate the evidence (photos and videos). There is at least one published court case that discusses this same issue, People v. Khaled.
This leaves us to beg the question, will more and more judges follow the same lead these San Bernardino Superior court judges have taken, and will more and more cities take Victorville’s lead in ending the use of these controversial camera enforcement systems?
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Full Disclosure Improves Public Opinion
Public sentiment for red light camera and speed camera use is overwhelmingly negative in the US. Why? Because it lacks transparency about where the locations are and where the money goes. If the goal of using red light and speed cameras is to save lives and ensure compliance with safety measures. Doesn't it seem logical that drivers and citizens should have access to this public information? Drivers could be alerted to accident photo enforced locations and potentially hazardous areas. Disclosure of locations is not about evading the law its about avoiding other idiot drivers. As a taxpayer I would also like to know where the tax on bad drivers is going. How about slush fund for schools who desperately need the revenue?
Car navigation systems have not integrated our data points into GPS vehicles thus far for two main reasons: locations change frequently and in some Countries such as Germany and Switzerland, it is illegal to have these locations in navigation systems. We recommend that its time for law enforcement and city officials to be more transparent about their speed and red-light enforcement activities with the objective of building citizen support for the use of cameras for the enhanced safety of all.
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Dayton Ohio Gets 10 New Speed Cameras
Dayton is one of just a few cities around the US that is beginning to use speed cameras. In Europe, there are upwards of 40,000 cameras throughout the region. However, the United States has been slow to adopt the automated speed enforcement method. We have all of Dayton locations and others around the US listed in our speed camera database.
Dayton Ohio city officials are moving forward with plans to add photo speed enforcement cameras near 10 of the city’s most dangerous accident areas for automobile travelers. The automated cameras likely will be installed by late April or early May, and speeding drivers will be given a 30-day grace period. After the grace period ends an $85 fine will be issued.
Dayton will keep $55 of that fine and the rest will go to the camera company Redflex which is based in Scottsdale Arizona. Redflex is paying to install the equipment and will do the initial processing of the tickets before Dayton police will give final approval before the tickets are mailed.
Dayton Ohio city officials are moving forward with plans to add photo speed enforcement cameras near 10 of the city’s most dangerous accident areas for automobile travelers. The automated cameras likely will be installed by late April or early May, and speeding drivers will be given a 30-day grace period. After the grace period ends an $85 fine will be issued.
Dayton will keep $55 of that fine and the rest will go to the camera company Redflex which is based in Scottsdale Arizona. Redflex is paying to install the equipment and will do the initial processing of the tickets before Dayton police will give final approval before the tickets are mailed.
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Which States Ban the Use of Red Light Cameras?
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Here is a list of fifteen US States that have banned the use of red light cameras. Most State laws prohibit the use of new photo enforcement locations by cities and municipalities who might be considering it. However, there are a few cities that were using cameras before the State law was passed and the camera usage maybe grandfathered in. It remains to be seen what will happen if States begin to pass laws banning cameras if they will require cities to remove them. For example, the state of Florida used the State law to ban the cameras but they are still widely used in many cities. Could this be a dirty legal tactic for the States to get leverage in order participate in the revenue share with the municipality? I suspect were are going to see more State legislatures passing laws that ban the cameras simply to use this as leverage to share in the State revenue with the City. Here are the States below that have passed laws banning them from 1995 - 2010.
Utah 1996
Alaska 1997
Nebraska 1999
Nevada 1999
Arkansas 2005
New Hampshire 2006
West Virginia 2006
Michigan 2007
Minnesota 2007
Indiana 2008
Maine 2009
Mississippi 2009
Montana 2009
South Carolina 2010
South Dakota House Panel Supports Ban on Red Light Traffic Cameras
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Read more information about South Dakota's brewing State ban.
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Ticketbust Customer Testimonial
Ticketbust.com assisted in dismissing this red light camera ticket for a client who wanted to know how Tickebust got his ticket dismissed and you may want to know too!
For example there are rules regarding the length of yellow lights at camera enforced intersection, rules regarding how or when the actual notice of a red light camera violation is mailed out to the suspect violator, rules regarding what type of warning must be given about the presence or installation of a red light camera at an intersection, and rules regarding the types of fee arrangements cities having red light camera enforced intersections within their limits may have with private companies that manufacture and maintain the red light cameras.
At Ticketbust.com they understand how these red light camera tickets work and we know the ins and outs to maximize your chances of getting out of a ticket like this. In this client’s case, Ticketbust.com prepared a customized Trial by Written Declaration that discussed the rules and requirements of red light cameras, pointed out errors on the prepared traffic ticket he received in the mail, and reasoned that based on the surrounding circumstances at the time he was photographed turning, he could not have posed a safety hazard to anyone. All in all, Ticketbust.com was able to help him successfully contest and dismiss his traffic ticket without him ever having to step foot into court.
Ticketbust has helped over 27, 000 drivers contest their traffic tickets and just like this valued client, we can help you too. The next time you get a traffic ticket in California go to our web site at Ticketbust.com or call us at 800-850-8038.
Red light camera tickets are best dismissed if attacked from a technical based standpoint; after all it is a machine that ticketed you not an officer. And there are certain rules and requirements that are necessary to be present (or need to have been followed) in order for the red light camera ticket to be successfully held up in court against you.
For example there are rules regarding the length of yellow lights at camera enforced intersection, rules regarding how or when the actual notice of a red light camera violation is mailed out to the suspect violator, rules regarding what type of warning must be given about the presence or installation of a red light camera at an intersection, and rules regarding the types of fee arrangements cities having red light camera enforced intersections within their limits may have with private companies that manufacture and maintain the red light cameras.
At Ticketbust.com they understand how these red light camera tickets work and we know the ins and outs to maximize your chances of getting out of a ticket like this. In this client’s case, Ticketbust.com prepared a customized Trial by Written Declaration that discussed the rules and requirements of red light cameras, pointed out errors on the prepared traffic ticket he received in the mail, and reasoned that based on the surrounding circumstances at the time he was photographed turning, he could not have posed a safety hazard to anyone. All in all, Ticketbust.com was able to help him successfully contest and dismiss his traffic ticket without him ever having to step foot into court.
Ticketbust has helped over 27, 000 drivers contest their traffic tickets and just like this valued client, we can help you too. The next time you get a traffic ticket in California go to our web site at Ticketbust.com or call us at 800-850-8038.
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Red Light Camera Ticket Defense - "How to Find The Devil in the Details"
What You Should Know About Red Light Camera Tickets
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For example, there are rules regarding the length of yellow lights at camera enforced intersections, rules regarding how or when the actual notice of a red light camera violation is mailed out to the suspect violator, rules regarding what type of warning must be given about the presence or installation of a red light camera at an intersection, and rules regarding the types of fee arrangements cities having red light camera enforced intersections within their limits may have with private companies that manufacture and maintain the red light cameras. There is a lot of information out there available on the internet, so read about how these red light camera tickets work and learn what the rules are relating to them so that you can maximize your chances of getting out of a ticket like this.
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10 Reasons Why Roundabouts Are Safer Than Red Light Intersections
Anyone who has traveled to Europe understands the convenience of driving without traffic lights and the improvement in traffic flow. Cities all over the US are beginning to convert traditional unsafe red light camera intersections to roundabouts for several reasons. Converting traditional red light camera intersections to roundabouts eliminates the need for traffic signals as well as cameras and has many benefits listed below. It has been reported that conversion of traditional intersections to roundabouts reduces fatal crashes by 81-90 percent, injury crashes by 25-87 percent, and overall crashes by 37-61 percent. However, it is not feasible to replace every traffic light with a roundabout, and not every intersection is appropriate for a roundabout. Ready more about roundabouts saving lives.
- Up to a 90% reduction in fatalities, 76% reduction in injury crashes, 30-40% reduction in pedestrian crashes
- Reduces the severity of crashes
- 75% fewer conflict points than four way intersections
- Drivers have more time to judge and react to other cars or pedestrians
- Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph)
- Efficient traffic flow 30-50% increase in traffic capacity
- Improved traffic flow for intersections that handle a high number of left turns
- No signal equipment to install and repair savings estimated at an average of $5,000 per year in electricity and maintenance costs
- Service life of a roundabout is 25 years (vs. the 10-year service life of signal equipment)
- Aesthetic landscaping
Why Traffic Gridlock Saves Lives
There Is a Positive Outcome to Gridlock |
Studies are revealing that higher population densities are associated with lower fatal crash rates at intersections. The obvious explanation is that denser populations generally lead to lower travel speeds, traffic jams, gridlock and thus fewer fatal crashes. Rates of fatal crashes during the baseline period were higher for cities that subsequently implemented red light camera programs than for cities that did not implement camera programs. It is to be expected that cities with larger red-light running problems should have been more likely to implement camera enforcement programs. Read more on the Effects of Red Light Camera Enforcement on Fatal Crashes in Large US Cities.
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