Radar detectors, speed cameras and speeding fines
Posted in Speeding Fines on May 23rd, 2009
The NMA has long held that drivers will travel at a speed that is reasonable to them regardless of the speed limit. With arbitrarily low speed limits in place across much of the country, it’s no surprise that the majority of drivers choose to travel above the speed limit. The response of government has always [...]
Posted in USA on May 23rd, 2009
Under pressure from Chicago’s Daily Herald newspaper, local police in Gurnee are revising promotional materials and presentations to include the fact that Redflex’s automated ticketing machines record video 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CameraFRAUD has reported on the far-reaching capabilities of the so-called photo radar / enforcement cameras since its inception, including [...]
Posted in South Australia on May 23rd, 2009
source: news.com.au/adelaidenow/ ANGRY motorists – some armed with bricks and rocks – are attacking speed camera operators in increasing numbers leading to calls for better police protection. The public servants are demanding police upgrade their cars with reinforced glass to prevent windows shattering in the event of a missile attack. It comes after a rash [...]
Posted in South Australia on May 21st, 2009
Williamstown’s Queen Street has generated a financial windfall. From January to December 2008, motorists were fined more than $153,000 while speeding along the town’s 50km/hr main stretch. The country street has been revealed in South Australia’s top 20 speeding hotspots and falls closely behind suburban stretches. Williamstown police officer, Sgt Brian Dicker, said motorists caught [...]
Posted in USA on May 21st, 2009
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed some pretty controversial bills Tuesday, but probably none will draw as much attention as his approval of a measure allowing speed cameras near schools and highway construction zones around the state. A referendum drive is already under way to repeal the legislation, and according to Laura Smitherman’s article, organizers have about [...]
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