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Is false ticketing really an issue? I would think that there are a lot of bigger issues with all these cameras.

• mpyne 13y ago
  I pass by two of those cameras twice a week. Sometimes I'm over the limit since it changes rather drastically from 60 to 50 (though normally I'm way under since the assholes in front of me slow down way too much). But either way, I've not been ticketed a single time.
  • dhugiaskmak 13y ago
    In Maryland the cameras don't trigger unless you're going at least 12mph over the speed limit.
• AsymetricCom 13y ago
  Obviously the big issue here is trust, you can't automate it. You can try, but then it's going to come up in court that this was rubber stamped. This makes me think of other situations where "authority" is contracted out to external companies for the government. i.e. privtization of government is going to be a real problem when it comes to proving anything in court.
  • mathattack 13y ago
    I guess to me there's a big difference between automating speeding tickets and subcontracting prisons. I think the controversial issue on cameras is "What else are they doing with the pictures?"
• Shivetya 13y ago
  fixed place cameras catching you speeding is one thing, all the recent stories about cop cars scanning EVERY license plate they pass are an example of how its really out of control. I don't mind nabbing speeders provided its an important place to nail them, like school zones. Its the free for all photographing of license plates that gets me irate.
  • mathattack 13y ago
    That's my point.