red light cameras


Corporate espionage, lawsuits, public outcry - the dark side of private traffic enforcement

No one likes parking tickets. We would go so far as to say that everyone hates parking tickets. Well, everyone except for city governments and certain companies in the private sector that profit handsomely from them. How handsomely? Think George Clooney. For instance, the city of Chicago recently leased out its parking enforcement operations for the next seventy five years. Why? For cash, straight up. How much? One billion dollars. And that's not even where the big money is. The real filthy lucre is in speeding. Again, and even more than ... Read more →

NYPD arrests couple for stealing traffic cams w/cherry picker Sam Abuelsamid

One of the more controversial developments in traffic safety enforcement in recent years has been the deployment of automated speed and red-light cameras, which use radar sensors to nab alleged ...

REPORT: Billings, MT rushes to install red-light camera before new state law bans them Michael Harley

According to TheNewspaper.com, the city council in Billings, Montana, voted last week to hurriedly approve new automated red-light cameras – conveniently just before they are scheduled to be ...

Italian traffic cameras investigated for red-light rigging that may have cost motorists $1.7M Noah Joseph

Red may be their national racing color, but there's little Italians hate more than red lights. And with good reason, it turns out: Stefano Arrighetti, creator of the T-Redspeed "smart" traffic system ...

Houston study lauds red light cameras despite uptick in accidents Jonathon Ramsey

We all know we shouldn't mess with Texas. And Houston, Texans shouldn't mess around with statistics, because the folks running the show are going to come to any conclusions they want no matter what ...

Corporate espionage, lawsuits, public outcry - the dark side of private traffic enforcement 2 months ago on Autoblog

No one likes parking tickets. We would go so far as to say that everyone hates parking tickets. Well, everyone except for city governments and certain companies in the private sector that profit handsomely from them. How handsomely? Think George Clooney. For instance, the city of Chicago recently ...

NYPD arrests couple for stealing traffic cams w/cherry picker 5 months ago on Autoblog

One of the more controversial developments in traffic safety enforcement in recent years has been the deployment of automated speed and red-light cameras, which use radar sensors to nab alleged scofflaws and ticket them via mail. According to the NYPD, pair of thieves allegedly spent the better ...

REPORT: Billings, MT rushes to install red-light camera before new state law bans them 8 months ago on Autoblog

According to TheNewspaper.com, the city council in Billings, Montana, voted last week to hurriedly approve new automated red-light cameras – conveniently just before they are scheduled to be banned by the state legislature. With a potential clause allowing existing cameras to be grandfathered ...

Italian traffic cameras investigated for red-light rigging that may have cost motorists $1.7M 10 months ago on Autoblog

Red may be their national racing color, but there's little Italians hate more than red lights. And with good reason, it turns out: Stefano Arrighetti, creator of the T-Redspeed "smart" traffic system implemented across Italy, is under investigation for fraud on suspicion that he illegally forged ...

Houston study lauds red light cameras despite uptick in accidents 12 months ago on Autoblog

We all know we shouldn't mess with Texas. And Houston, Texans shouldn't mess around with statistics, because the folks running the show are going to come to any conclusions they want no matter what the statistics say. This is the easy part: a study of red light cameras in the city shows that ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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