Photo Traffic Tickets

...to be banned in Colorado?

Arkansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Wisconsin have passed state laws prohibiting the use of photo enforcement.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19763223?source=rss&google_editors_picks=true

They should be. And they owe me a refund!!!!!

I say - keep the photo tickets - but de-criminalize (no points --- just fines)
Maintain the criminal nature of police-issued tickets. (they generally know who's driving).

Don't make camera tickets a legal issue (points). Just assess fines -- same way you'd assess fines for parking violations.

FYI:

If you use a GPS (like a Garmin, etc.) you can get an downloadable add-on that alerts you to photo-light spots, speed-traps, school-zones, etc. I paid $99 for a lifetime subscription, and it's already paid for itself in alerting me to speedtraps on Interstates and photo-traffic enforcement areas....

http://www.phantomalert.com/

I use a cloaking device,,, they can't see me.

I hope they do ban the tickets. Keep the cameras in some intersections to study traffic and increase yellow light times where necessary. Add real cops in problem areas. The $75 ticket for slightly over the white line is BS.

bailey bud wrote: I say - keep the photo tickets - but de-criminalize (no points --- just fines)
Maintain the criminal nature of police-issued tickets. (they generally know who's driving).

Don't make camera tickets a legal issue (points). Just assess fines -- same way you'd assess fines for parking violations.

It is already that way. No points.

I hate the stupid things.

There's points attached to the red light tickets in Denver.

LadyJazzer wrote: FYI:

If you use a GPS (like a Garmin, etc.) you can get an downloadable add-on that alerts you to photo-light spots, speed-traps, school-zones, etc. I paid $99 for a lifetime subscription, and it's already paid for itself in alerting me to speedtraps on Interstates and photo-traffic enforcement areas....

http://www.phantomalert.com/

Why would you need all of that? Just don't break the law.

Police don't like these cameras. First of all, they get tickets instead of waving a badge around. Second, when money is tight, cops are less of a revenue generator than these cameras who can issue hundreds of tickets a day so the police get laid off.