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Red-light camera update: Growing legislative action in many states

On behalf of The Law Offices of James M. Miskell, P.C. posted in Speeding-Related Offenses on Thursday, April 4, 2013

Traffic cameras have always been -- and continue to be, with increased fervor -- a hot-button topic in many states across the country, including Georgia.

We have provided readers with relevant information and updates regarding red-light cameras in prior blog posts (please see our November 8, 2012, post entry). Given the recent interest of many politicians and legislative bodies across the country directed at the devices, we provide some new information here.

Georgia has long allowed the use of such cameras statewide, the rationale being that they deter speeding, reckless driving and car accidents. There is no state law governing the subject, and a number of municipalities -- including, centrally, Atlanta -- have liberally placed the devices at high-volume intersections.

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Tags: car accidents, reckless driving, red-light cameras, speeding

Speed and red-light cameras: always controversial

On behalf of The Law Offices of James M. Miskell, P.C. posted in Speeding-Related Offenses on Thursday, November 8, 2012

The recent comment of a police spokesperson in Washington, D.C., concerning the effects of the District's many cameras that have been installed to catch speeding motorists is certainly understated. When that official stated that, "We believe we have made an impact," her remark both underscored the huge amount of revenues the cameras are producing for the District's coffers and the increasing acrimony that they are engendering in the many thousands of drivers who are being ticketed.

All told, there are 46 speed cameras and 47 red-light cameras in Washington, D.C., and the money they are generating is flatly staggering. One camera alone has issued 116,734 tickets over the past 23 months and brought in $11.6 million in revenue for the District.

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Tags: car accidents, reckless driving, red-light cameras, speeding

Critics cite flaws in red-light traffic camera contracts

On behalf of The Law Offices of James M. Miskell, P.C. posted in Speeding-Related Offenses on Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Red-light cameras are supposed to prevent speeding through lights and car accidents, but according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, some contracts between third parties providing the red-light cameras and police restrict the latter from lengthening the yellow signal.

Doing so would reduce accidents and be strongly in the public interest, say many proponents and safety experts, as drivers would not be apt to speed through the light or to slam on their the brakes in hopes of avoiding a red-light camera ticket.

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Tags: car accidents, criminal defense attorney, red-light cameras, red-light tickets, speeding

Duluth Likely to Buy New Red-Light Cameras

On behalf of The Law Offices of James M. Miskell, P.C. posted in Speeding-Related Offenses on Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Duluth City Council was expected to vote in favor of new red-light cameras this week. The Gwinnett County city already has four red-light cameras, but they will likely switch to a new system that will continuously run video and a new service that will keep costs level with revenue brought in from traffic tickets. Police Chief Randy Belcher said that Duluth would save money by using cameras operated by Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions, rather than Norcross-based LaserCraft. The new system would cost the city $4,750 per camera per month.

Some people complain that the cameras are unconstitutional and that they unfairly target harried commuters. City officials counter that their main goal with the cameras is public safety, particularly to prevent t-bone accidents at intersections. They say they would prefer to do what they can to make sure citizens are not paying for the cameras, but rather, that the city is breaking even.

 

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Tags: Duluth, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Red-Light Cameras, Traffic Violations

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