Want To Challenge Your Speed Camera Ticket? That'll Be $100.
Only 536 people live in this Ohio town that issues 1,800 speeding tickets per month.
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Chicago's Red Light Cameras Keep Fueling Corruption Scandals
A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.
Chicago's More Aggressive Speed Cameras Issued 2.8 Million Tickets Last Year
The city's army of 160 speed cameras issued a ticket every 11 seconds during 2021 and generated $89 million in revenue.
Unreliable Speed Cameras Line Government Pockets
Someone should tell Pete Buttigieg that local governments use speed cameras more for revenue than for safety.
The Illinois Comptroller Will Cease Collecting Red Light Camera Fines Amid Corruption Scandal
"As a matter of public policy, this system is clearly broken," says Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza.
Texas Poised To Ban All Red Light Cameras
The oft-abused tool is used more to raise revenue than to protect public safety.
Licensing Board Admits It Can't Silence Red Light Camera Critic
The Oregon engineering board fined Mats Järlström for exercising his First Amendment rights. Now, finally, it admits it's not allowed to do that.
Chicago to Give Back Millions in Traffic Camera Fines
The latest setback for one of the most corrupt citation systems in the country
Where Radar Cameras Fear To Tread
Arizonans aren't big fans of being nagged about the weight of their feet on their accelerators.
Bribery Convictions Won't Shut Off Chicago's Red Light Cameras
Former city commissioner gets 10 years for taking $2 million bribe, while Chicago made $285 million from red light cams last year.
Judge Orders End to St. Louis Red Light Camera Ordinance
Municipal government prohibited from enforcing it
Lawsuit Claims Ousted Albuquerque Red Light Camera Operator Hired Collection Company That Made Illegal Robocalls
Company, voted out of town in 2011, claims millions in unpaid tickets
Baltimore Secret Audit Found Speed Camera Error Rate 40 Times Higher Than Disclosed
City government refused to share findings; have been reported by the Baltimore Sun
$67 Million for 300 Traffic Cameras: Guess the City
One city thinks now is the best time to invest in technology that has been causing problems everywhere else its used
Colorado Lawmakers Immune to Vehicle Photo Tickets
Their license plates aren't in the system. How nice for them!
Scandal-Plagued Traffic Camera Company Encourages Whistleblowers
Trying to recover lost ground
Traffic Cameras Deny Due Process, Says New Mexico Court
"Hearings" violate fundamental rules of evidence
Oregon Lawmakers Approve Use of Traffic Cameras for Surveillance
Wide range of crimes will be prosecuted with images
Automated Ticketing and Drones Banned in Iowa City
Council members try to get out front of pissed off constituents
MD City Must Refund Illegal Speed Camera Tickets
Officials hadn't bothered to check the cameras' accuracy
Red-Light Camera Case Turns Kafka-esque
Ticketed drivers have a right to appeal in a court that doesn't actually exist, lawsuit claims
Use Traffic Cameras For Surveillance, Says Los Angeles Councilman
Hundreds of the snooping devices are already in place
OR Towns Operate Red Light Cameras in Defiance of Law
But there's nobody to hold them accountable
Chicago Dropping Red-Light Camera Firm
Investigation showed company gave thousands in free trips to former official who ran program