Arizona Speed Cameras May

[f-wolf]

From The Times January 11, 2010

Arizona speed cameras may be flash in pan as $90m fines are ignored

Arizona speed cameras may be flash in pan as $90m fines are ignored - Times Online

[berzerker]

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Motorists have shown their opposition to the machines in other ways, too — such as placing large cardboard boxes over them, decorating them with sticky notes, attacking them with pickaxes and, in one case, setting off the cameras while standing in front wearing a monkey mask.

HAHA

[Dagabond]

United we stand.

[Evil F6]

Meanwhile Aussies bend over and say how deep sir.

[Trucka]

I think the difference is that here, speeding is covered by law and enforced by a government department. Over there, if I read it correctly, it was outsourced to a third party and wasn't backed up by statute.

[RIPGMH]

It is plain revenue raising , real criminal activity solving simply needs more resources and time

Summary : Easy targets

[Dagabond]

  On 21/01/2010 at 5:09 AM, Trucka said:

I think the difference is that here, speeding is covered by law and enforced by a government department. Over there, if I read it correctly, it was outsourced to a third party and wasn't backed up by statute.

Pretty sure speed cameras 'fixed/parked cars' are out sourced to private companies that report to the Gov....

[_Spin_]

In England they put tyres full of petrol on them and flick a Bic.

There`s a website dedicated to it, literally dozens and dozens of them charred to the sh!thouse.

[tab]

Not up here Dags....nothing but the best in full uniform sitting on the side of the road saving lives with a camera.

Imagine the sh*tfight if everyone in Aus stopped paying them, Ruddy would probably have to get on to Obama and ask for some money to keep the govt propped up!

Love one of the comments on that article:

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The problem in the UK is that there is an inbuilt tendency for every one to act like sheep when it comes to anything "official". It was, I believe, a well know American who commented that the more the people act like sheep the more the government will act like wolves. When I was younger my generation reveled in civil disobedience as a form of protest now it seems we only have sheep and wolves...

[John K]

In August, Sept, Oct last year, EVERY speed camera on the Northern Beaches of Sydney was destroyed by fire. EVERY ONE.

All replaced now though and I haven't seen any of the new units re-torched, though it wouldn't surprise me at all if they all got burnt again in the next few months.

From the original Arizona article, one thing interests me - the fact that mail is not a provable method of delivering the ticket.

I wonder if anybody has argued it here lately?

In about 1980 I got really cranky when a summons appeared in the mail for an unpaid parking ticket - Some @#$%^&* took the ticket off my car - first thing I knew about it was when I received a summons to appear to contest the fine or alternatively pay the fine and costs (This was in the days when the ticket was left on the windscreen and there were no warnings or reminders sent in the post).

I wrote a letter offering to pay the fine only, arguing that had I known I had a ticket, I'd have paid it right away and that it was not my fault that the ticket was left in a place where anybody could walk by and take it.

The court told me to shove it up my $%^& and pay the costs.

This is my favourite - Trust American kids to run with what is an obvious flaw in the whole speed camera concept! Speed Camera Pimping!

Edited 23/01/10 07:16 PM by John K