Friday, March 8, 2013
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the constitutionality of red-light safety cameras.
Don't expect the red-light camera at Brandon Town Center Drive and State Road 60 to go away any time soon. In fact, you could be seeing more red-light cameras at intersections throughout Hillsborough County. Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the constitutionality of red-light safety cameras in the case of Salvatore Altimari vs. the State of Florida and the City of West Palm Beach. Speed and red-light cameras are a type of automated enforcement technology used to detect and deter speeders and red-light runners. The cameras posted at intersections capture images of vehicles committing traffic violations – most commonly, speeding and red-light running. Twenty-one states, …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
A company involved in road-safety camera installations has released a video showing intersection accidents involving red-light runners in Florida. The reported aim is to remind drivers about the "need to obey the law and stop on red."
A public-service announcement showcasing a video of accidents involving red-light runners in Florida aims to "serve as a reminder for all drivers about the need to obey the law and stop on red." The effort, put forth by American Traffic Solutions, involves "shocking new video footage caputred by red-light safety cameras over the course of the past year." The release further notes that the clips reveal the "need for continued intersection safety enforcement and increased driver attention." The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office also is attentive to bringing to the public's attention the acts of red-light runners. The office periodically posts videos of red-light runners caught in the act. The year 2011 saw 28,119 citations issued for …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released another round of red-light runners that shows a near collision, a pedestrian's close call, a motorist barreling through an intersection after the light had been red for 98 seconds, and more.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has posted a seventh round of video clips showing what happens when "aggressive, impatient or inatttentive motorists" run red lights at busy intersections. The aim is to raise public awareness and cut back on the incidence of red-light runners. The latest round of clips show, among other things, a near collision, a pedestrian's close call and a motorist barreling through an intersection after the light had been red for 98 seconds. Through the county's Red Light Enforcement Program, deputies began to issue notices of violation on December 29, 2009. Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies review each photograph and corresponding data to determine if there is a violation of Florida State Statute 316.…
Paul Henry
9:20 am on Monday, April 22, 2013
The devices do not discriminate based upon income, since they do not ticket "people that actually run red lights", instead the owner is ticketed and when they are eventually able to go to court they are guilty until proven innocent. Things like innocent until proven guilty, a court hearing from the mailed ticket, and validating evidence in court mater little to big-government politicians like Sen… more ›