Chicago Dropping Red-Light Camera Firm
Investigation showed company gave thousands in free trips to former official who ran program
Investigation showed company gave thousands in free trips to former official who ran program
Traffic cameras aren't popular in the Copper State
Needless to say, he wasn't sipping wine or munching brie at the time
Embarrassing government abuses of the technology have hit the headlines
So a representative can show up in court, you see
The state Supreme Court ruled they have no right to a say
People slam on their brakes and into each other
Chicago preparing to test launch with same company next week
The little revenue machines went down wherever they appeared
Motorists will get their say and, maybe, revenge
The city attorney had tried to head-off citizen input
But they still rake in cash, right?
The little revenue machines are pissing people off
Saving an industry and a revenue stream, Crony Capitalism 101
He was snapped only because the camera was wrongly calibrated to snare motorists
Without a tot in the frame, there's no evidence that special speed limits are in effect
Paying fines is for the subjects
A retired Florida highway patrolman decided to analyze the available data
He was supposed to be testing cameras for accuracy, but he falsified the logs instead
Safety isn't improved by the things, researchers find
Resistance to photo-enforcement has taken some of the money out of the biz
Camera company has a history of squeezing public voices out of the debate
The cameras may be illegal, but the law provides no cause of action
You might want to buy a few shares of Redflex, since the company has quite the inside track
The court says journalists have the right to check the records for government employees
City had to refund fines to drivers after cop admitted faking records
Two of the controversial devices were riddled with bullets in Newark
With the town of Cary's decision to end its camera program, only three municipalities still use the devices
Glowing Pennsylvania report on the automated devices shows gains in revenue, but not in safety
Emails reveal camera-vendor employees illegally approved citations under a police officer's name and without his knowledge
A California judge says Murrieta residents have no right to take their objections to red-light cameras to the polls
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