Thank you for visiting the "Red Light Cameras" page. We must STOP Red Light Cameras. They are sold to the public as a "safety device" but in reality, they are being used as another method to increase revenue to your city while getting away without calling it a tax increase.
Check back often as I will be updating this page frequently. Thank you. ~ Rodney Spooner
Check back often as I will be updating this page frequently. Thank you. ~ Rodney Spooner
What does the Constitution say?
The Constitution of the United States doesn't say anything specifically about Red Light Cameras. No big surprise there as there were no Red Light Cameras back in 1787. However, there were government abuses (tyranny) that our Founding Fathers addressed in the Declaration of Independence when the colonies broke off and declared their sovereign independence from the King of England.
In writing the Constitution of the United States, the Founding Fathers understood that mankind receives their unalienable Rights God. Among these Rights are "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". The Founding Fathers also secured another important Right, although lesser known: The Right to travel. More information about this can be found on the Right to Travel page.
In writing the Constitution of the United States, the Founding Fathers understood that mankind receives their unalienable Rights God. Among these Rights are "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". The Founding Fathers also secured another important Right, although lesser known: The Right to travel. More information about this can be found on the Right to Travel page.
January 2016
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Monday,
January 25, 2016 |
Are red-light camera crash results inflated?
Red-light cameras began proliferating at suburban intersections in 2009 with the justification that they would prevent crashes. The same year, the Illinois Department of Transportation raised the dollar threshold necessary to report property damage crashes from $500 to $1,500. In one fell swoop, reported crashes shrank statewide by 30 percent -- from an average of 413,235 a year to an average of 287,718, IDOT officials said. How much of the credit for reducing crashes should go to red-light cameras? |
April 2015
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Thursday,
April 9, 2015 |
Class Action Lawsuit Against Florida Red Light Cameras Heats Up
Class action lawsuit applies appellate court ruling to threaten red light camera programs throughout Florida. The shoe was on the other foot throughout Florida last week as process servers knocked on the doors of municipalities to tell city officials that they were being sued for running a red light camera program against state law. The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida consolidated cases against eighty-one towns and photo ticketing operators American Traffic Solutions (ATS), Xerox and Gatso of The Netherlands. Lead plaintiff Christopher L. Parker, a motorist who received a ticket from the town of Davie, has a simple argument. The state Court of Appeal ruled that private vendors cannot do all the work of reviewing automated citations (view the Hollywood v. Arem decision). Parker and fellow plaintiffs want compensation not only for the tickets that were unlawfully issued before the ruling, but also to stop the ticketing still going on in many jurisdictions. |
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Wednesday,
April 8, 2015 |
D.C. police leave traffic cameras lingering on the shelf
It was a fall afternoon in 2013 when the Metropolitan Police Department announced the rollout of a slew of next-generation traffic enforcement cameras that officials promised would make city streets safer. Assistant Police Chief Lamar Greene stood next to a portable camera at 12th and Taylor streets in Northeast and explained to reporters how new types of traffic cameras would soon issue tickets to motorists who blocked intersections, ran stop signs and ignored pedestrians in crosswalks. But nearly a year and a half after the supposed rollout of the cameras — and despite posting a list of the cameras’ locations on MPD’s website — police haven’t deployed some of the new technology and haven’t finished studies to determine where the cameras should go. |
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Wednesday,
April 8, 2015 |
Hurst council incumbent faces challenger
Downs said he is also concerned about red-light cameras and how they are not generating the promised revenue for Hurst. “I would like for the cameras to die a natural death. I would like to convince the council that the cameras are not a good deal for Hurst,” he said. Wilson said that the cameras save lives and that they are not about extra money for Hurst. |
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Wednesday,
April 8, 2015 |
Red-light camera debate delayed in Guelph
In recent interviews, both Mayor Cam Guthrie and Police Chief Jeff DeRuyter made it clear they would want the devices considered for their potential in enhancing local traffic safety, as opposed to being tapped primarily as new sources of civic revenue. |
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Wednesday,
April 8, 2015 |
Red light cameras could be over in Boynton Beach
“I’m in favor of shutting it down,” Mayor Jerry Taylor told The Palm Beach Post on Monday. “It’s an expense to the city now rather than anything else.” The city’s change of heart comes after a county judge on April 1 tossed about 200 of the citations. But, of course, there’s always a chance the decision could be delayed—especially when private meetings are requested. Still, Mayor Taylor said he’ll have to hear something “really strong” to change his mind. |