Do tickets you get from redlight cameras go on your driving record?
Red light cameras--rebellion in California
· Date: 2001-08-02
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Aug 2, 2001 -- San Diego's red light cameras have been shut down due to a
rebellion by citizens. The issues are privacy, improper implementation of the
cameras, and the involvement of private corporations. San Diego has been using
the cameras to monitor red light runners since 1998. The city shut down the
cameras in June this year, citing legal issues. Earlier, police had discovered
that the sensors that trigger the photos were not installed in the proper locations
in the intersections. Almost 300 motorists are involved in a San Diego Superior
Court challenge to the automated tickets. They are arguing that the computer-controlled
cameras--run by a private, for-profit corporation--violate their constitutional
right to due process. "We are opposed to use of automated law enforcement because
an individual who is accused by a computer has absolutely no realistic way
to defend themselves against those accusations," said lawyer Arthur Tait, who
is leading the challenge. Read
the Washington Times article. 
- Drivers.com on red light cameras
- Civic.com, August 1, 2001--Red light cameras at the crossroads (privacy)
- The Humanist, May 2001-- Brave new world or technological nightmar
- Newswire article (1999) --Lockheed Martin IMS, awarded Washington, D.C., contract
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Rick, on Sunday, 03. June 2007 at 01:53 PM
Sean, on Saturday, 01. March 2008 at 03:01 PM
More liberal facsism
Bob, on Saturday, 01. March 2008 at 07:36 PM
Sean, liberal fascism is a contradiction. Get your head straight on this. The profit thing is right wing fascism, anything to make money for big business
