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AZLegislation.com met with Todd Kandaris from CameraFraud.com to talk about their view on the use of automated ticketing systems (aka Photo Enforcement) in Arizona. They are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative to allow the voters to decide if they want the cameras.

You can also see CameraFraud.com speaking at the last Phoenix Ignite #6.

What do you think about the Photo Radar devices? Should we remove all of them and focus on face to face law enforcement? Should we remove the corporations from the equations? Do the profit incentives for the cash strapped government entities using these systems today make you leery of their true motives?

Comments

Submitted by jabe12 on Wed, 2010-04-28 16:14.

The cameras on the highways are a step toward a surveillance society. They are not accurate as there are a variety of reasons why a driver must speed up momentarily such as changing lanes, passing another vehicle, entering the flow of traffic, not seeing the speed limit signs as they are sometimes not posted for long distances. The camera is a spit second image and clearly not an accurate assessment of the speed of the vehicle. There are corporations involved here that are making a profit from this and we all know how trustworthy they are. One of them is Australian and talk about another fleecing of Americans. If you are busy looking for a camera, how can you pay attention to your driving? I don't think they are legal, frankly. A patrolman can observe the vehicle movement over a distance and make an accurate assessment and a camera cannot. How can anyone defend themselves against a camera? They should be removed. They are an abomination. This whole issue is disturbing.

Submitted by Ynotaz on Sun, 2010-04-25 20:53.

I have a real problem with the saftey of having cameras on the highways and expressways. I feel they are dangerous and often do not tell the whole story. Sometimes it is necessary to go over the speed limit to change lanes or even enter the highway as a lot of drivers do not let people integrate into the flow of traffic. I also notice people slow down to a crawl before the cameras, and speed up significantly after they pass them. That is not safe I don't think the cameras slow down traffic as the presence of an officer of the law does. Cameras are too reminiscent of 1984, with Big Brother Is Watching. Besides don't the companies get a big chunk of the money collected from fines. And how does a camera testify in Court, and how can I cross examine it? Why even have Court?

I have less of a problem with cameras at intersections where there is a high incidentce of accidents and people running red lights. Even then there are circumstances that don't show in a camera, like I am out there waiting for the green arrow and a guy tries to beat the yellow light, runs a red causing me to miss my green arrow, and I end up running a red light.

I wish the Legislature/ADOT would do like they did in Wisconsin when I was younger. Instead of cameras, they posted speed limit signs with the simple letters across the bottom MAX. ( Speed Limit 75 MPH MAX) That gave everyone the message the fastest you are allowed to go is the posted number. As it is here people see the speed limit, and regard it as the minimum speed you are allowed to go. I suggest they try it on the highway between Tucson and Phoenix and see how it goes. I want the credit if it works!