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Photo Enforcement Articles
Inside Red Light Cameras
The Weekly Standard web site featured this five-part investigation on red-light cameras. This extensive report shows that the science behind these devices is bad and the police are using them to make money, not save lives.
Intersection Collisions Increase
Click here for an overview of media coverage reporting on the increase of accidents at red-light camera intersections.
Cameras' Biggest Supporters
This article from the Philadelphia Daily News examines the National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running. This self-proclaimed public interest group is nothing more than a front for camera companies looking to cash in.
Arizona Freeway Speed Cameras
This article describes some of the injustices created by the speed cameras installed on an Arizona freeway.
Red-Light Cameras Increase Accidents
This Washington Post analysis of accident data shows that accidents doubled at intersections with red-light cameras in the District of Columbia.
Red Light Citations Drop Below One Per Day
When officials in Fairfax County, Virginia increased the yellow-light time at an intersection with a red-light camera that wasn't reducing accidents, incidents of red-light running dropped 96 percent.
The Big Picture Behind Red-Light Cameras
Columnist Don Russell of the Philadelphia Daily News conducted this investigation on the money and politics surrounding Pennsylvania's decision to install red-light cameras. Safety isn't even an afterthought.
Rear-end crashes go up after red-light cameras go in.
This article from Car and Driver columnist Pat Bedard talks about the biggest problems with red-light cameras - they cause accidents.
Traffic Light Cameras - Bad Choice.
This investigation focuses on why ticket cameras are not a good option for Athens, Georgia. Specifically, the author looks at the former House Majority Leader Dick Army's report on red-light cameras to demonstrate they are a bad fit for her community.
Camera Enforcement - Developing the Factual Picture
Click here for excerpts from Greg Mauz's Report of the same name. This brief look at the use of ticket cameras shows they have nothing to do with safety. Instead, camera enforcement is about power, authority, and money.
Missing The Point
This article looks at the real causes behind red-light violations and points to real solutions. Red-light cameras cannot solve the problem.
Red-Light Cameras, The Trojan Horse
Red-light cameras are only the beginning. They are already the justification for the spread of photo radar and together these two technologies will open the door for even more invasive automated enforcement methods.
Photo Radar Technology Called Into Question
Read the story of an NMA member who found fault with his community's photo radar devices. He prepared to fight his ticket and he won!
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Related Links
www.thenewspaper.com
This self-described "journal of the politics of driving" is a tremendous resource. Photo Enforcement is the author's primary focus.
www.highwayrobbery.net
This site discusses red-light cameras, including their common errors. It's great for anyone fighting a camera ticket, especially in California.
www.photoenforced.com
This site features a user-maintained list of red-light cameras and photo radar locations throughout the United States. You can even add to the list.
www.poi-factory.com
POI Factory has a free database of camera locations for GPS users. The data is cooperatively maintained and free to active participants on the site.
www.scamera.org
A red-light camera information site based out of Canada.