[Healeys] Crazy crazy California - S. Carolina DMVs

[Al Malin]

Enforcement traps are government fund raisers and no one could have said it clearer than Former Governor Janet Napolitano about her Arizona speed cameras.

Article quote: "Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano announced on Friday her expectation that the state's new freeway speed cameras would generate $90 million in net profit for fiscal year 2009, plus $34 million for the private companies selected to operate the program."

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/21/2180.asp

Al


On Sep 20, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Jack Feldman wrote:

> *Sorry... I don't have much sympathy for the "victims" in this thread.   You
> receive a ticket; pay it or go to court and get it reversed.
> 
> *The ticket is not always justified. In the Chicago area the village of
> Bellwood has a red light camera scam, and I'm not sure what to do about it.
> 
> One day the mail contained a red light violation from Bellwood for my wife.
> It was a pay up with* no court date* for protest. She didn't know how it
> happened since she is one of those gray haired old ladies that are so
> cautions they drive other drivers to distraction. We paid.
> 
> Recently, on the same corner, I found out how they did it. I arrived at the
> intersection with a green light showing. The light was green when the front
> bumper of the car entered the intersection. When the hood (it is a Chevy),
> was 2/3rds into the intersection the light turned yellow. Before the entire
> hood was in the intersection the light turned red. The yellow was on for
> about 2 seconds. I am awaiting the ticket and will probably have to go to
> the court house to see if I can get a date to protest. These tickets used
> add a penalty if you protested them, but that was stopped.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions on how to stop these folks? Any Chicago based
> lawyers on the list?
> 
> Jack