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  Law Enforcement by Camera  
 
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CCTV surveillance out of control in the UK, Hats banned from Yorkshire pubs over CCTV fears

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Orlando Surveillance Cams Will Detect Motion, Alert In Real-Time

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CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police - no surprise to me

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UK Motorist Proves to Judge that the Traffic Camera Lied

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Revenue Concerns Derail Maryland, Washington Photo Ticketing Expansion

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Houston toll road cameras looking beyond scofflaw drivers

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200 surveillance cameras at Van Dyke houses fail to stop rape suspect

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New surveillance camera sees through clothes

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NYC: Cameras now watching everyone in parks

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Police Go Live Monitoring D.C. Crime Cameras

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West Virginia: Bill Turns Traffic Cameras into Spy Cameras

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Louisiana: Parade Goers Seek to End Traffic Cameras

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Talking CCTV cameras used to fight "anti-social" behavior

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Ohio Supremes rule cities may use red light & speed cameras with civil penalties, decision made over home-rule issues, court acknowledged due process problems - this means a separate case on the due process issues will have to be brought, they only considered what was before them

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Camera vendor Red Flex under investigation for Mail Fraud in the U.S.

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Ticket Cameras Rammed, Burned, Bent Worldwide

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San Francisco Activates Bus Mounted Parking Ticket Cameras

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U.S. is Now an "Endemic Surveillance Society"

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Use of automated cameras in law enforcement helps scammer fool citizens

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Sign Of Times: NJ School Cameras Fed Live To Cops

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Ewan McGregor sick of Britain's "ludicrous nanny state" rules

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Philadelphia Getting $10M In Cameras

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More mobile cameras to give tickets - this time street sweepers in Chicago

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Street sweeper cameras in San Francisco

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Louisiana Photo Enforcement Program Hits Legal Snag

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City passes camera law: Aberdeen agencies may now require surveillance devices in developments

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NYC Mayor: Surveillance a City Necessity

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Chicago Video Surveillance Gets Smarter

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Tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, yet 80% of crime unsolved

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Ohio Supreme Court Hears Photo Enforcement Case

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San Francisco Municipal Buses to Become Mobile Ticket Cameras

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Arizona to Turn Speed Cameras into Spy Cameras

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China Enacting a High-Tech Camera Plan to Track People

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California City to Transform Red Light Cameras Into Spy Cameras

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Surveillance Cameras Win Broad Support in USA

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'Big Brother' plan for UK police to use new road cameras

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Study Finds Alternatives to Speed Bumps and Cameras

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UK: Public Applauds Speed Camera Burning

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European High Court Eliminates Right to Remain Silent in camera cases

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UK trash can 'spy camera' to enforce refuse rules

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UK has more speed cameras than any other country yet has fallen in world safety statistics

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Big Brother's watching: The secret CCTV bunker that monitors our every move

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Camera to catch railroad crossing violators - I'm waiting for the wipe cam to be justified by public health!

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Missouri: Ethics Law Stops Traffic Camera Company

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Iowa Judge: Thousands of Camera Cop Refunds Are In Order

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North Carolina: Traffic Camera Profit Buys Surveillance Cameras - slippery slope? No, polished slide.

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Britain becoming a Big Brother society, says data watchdog, 1 camera for every 14 people in the UK

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Killeen, Texas looks to place 16 motion sensor cameras in alleys and streets downtown

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Big Brother barks? Govt unveils shouting CCTV cameras

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UK Cameras Crack Down on Mobile Phones, will generate significant new revenue

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Surveillance Cameras Get Smarter

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NY Times: Judge Restricts New York Police Surveillance

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Who Watches The Watchers In Surveillance Society?

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Michigan Attorney General Says Red Light & Speed Cameras Illegal

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Government to see you naked on UK streets - they used red light & speed cameras first, then CCTV of all city streets all of which as come to the USA, are the X-Ray scheme next?

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Civil fine not solution for red-light runners or any law breaking

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Faces from Red Light Video may be sold for biometric use

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State Rep. Isett Opposes Electronic Devices for Law Enforcement

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New real-time toll cameras nab toll scofflaws

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Pratt on Texas remarks delivered on 11 Dec. 2006 to Lubbock's Monterrey AMBUCS club (pdf)

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Security cameras raise rights worry in NY: report

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Resources from Motorist.com on camera law

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Los Angeles using mobile automatic license plate reader

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Cities may owe millions for vendor collected tickets

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States face multiple lawsuits over vendor's ad inserts

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England: Big Brother is shouting at you (it will be here soon!)

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NYC police to install 500+ surveillance cameras around city; testing audio sensors, computerized license plate readers...

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Chicago installs "security" cameras - wants to require them IN PRIVATE businesses to ID people entering & leaving - for those who have not understood our concern for which direction the slippery-slope was headed, here is your answer - Pratt

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Houtson PD chief proposes cameras to combat crime Chief says: "I think people are upset when people are robbed and killed on the streets of Houston and there is a lot of controversy about that,'' he said. ''We are trying to respond to that. I don't see a lot of people standing up and saying tax me for public safety.'' UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE but just how are cameras going to stop someone intent on committing murder? Should the dead person feel better in the after life that the cameras helped catch the murderer?

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Dallas installs cameras to watch for crime downtown

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PhotoCop: private, non-commercial web site providing research, management, and technical information about the photographic enforcement of traffic laws

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State legislation (choose Automated Enforcement)

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US DOT Red Light Enforcement Camera Resources

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Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras—Executive Summary

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Articles on Photo Enforcement from the National Motorists Association
 

 Red Light Cameras in the news
bullet Red Light Camera Studies Roundup
bullet Opinion: The Roads Have Eyes, editorial detailing problems of fairness and accuracy that come with reliance upon photo enforcement
bullet Articles on Photo Enforcement from the National Motorists Association
bullet What to do if you get a Red Light Camera ticket from the City of Lubbock, TX

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Houston brothers push for red light camera referendum

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Louisiana Legislature Passes Red Light Camera Bill

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Ohio: Petition Drive Threatens Red Light Camera Push

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Dallas City Leaders: Red-Light Cameras Prove Effective - but leave out data related to non-t-bone accidents, curious...

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California Appeals Court Defends State's Red Light Cameras

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California: Camera Tickets Mailed on a Guess

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Colorado: Investigation Forces Yellow Light Changes

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Attorney says he found a loophole in red-light citations, City of Houston says no way

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Minneapolis, Minnesota to Refund $2.6 Million in Photo Tickets

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L.A. red light cameras clicking for safety or revenue?

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Houston attorney: All red light camera tickets should be dismissed

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Georgia: Governor Signs Red Light Camera Restrictions

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Missouri: Red Light Camera Bribe Mayor Freed

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Why Are Texas Cities Shutting Down Red-Light Cameras?

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Red-light cameras fall prey to vandalism in Tucson

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Stock Pressure Drives Red Light Camera Placement

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Red-light camera monkey business may be a national trend

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El Paso to expand red-light camera use, other Texas cities re-evaluate program

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Corpus Christi: 260 Bogus Red Light Camera Tickets Tossed

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Missouri: Voters Elect Camera Foe

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Accident numbers led Lubbock to pull cameras

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Denver, Colorado Caught Exploiting Short Yellow Lights

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Texas cities not complying with state law in Red Light Cameras

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Colorado: City Adds More Cameras Despite Accident Increase

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As extra red-light cams went up, Houston tickets went down - but significantly enough to prevent collisions? Doubtful as there are still 17,000 lights run and how many of these are simple right hand turns - the majority if past stats are depended upon. There is no data presented about collisions!

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Letter from Lubbock to Beaumont on Red Light Cameras

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Update: Beaumont backs away from Red Light Camera deal, more Beaumont city council to vote on red-light cameras

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Dallas kills ’safety’ cams after revenue falls short

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Georgia Senate Restricts, Maine Rejects Red Light Cameras

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Tennessee: Refunds for Photo Tickets on Short Yellow

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Red Light camera crash causes critical injuries, caught on tape

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Red-light Cameras Increase Crashes, Florida Researchers Find

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Texas rep. Isett plans to reintroduce bill to prohibit red light cameras

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Mississippi House Votes to Ban Red Light Cameras on State roads

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New Mexico Governor Signs Law Limiting Ticket Camera Profit

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American Traffic Solutions attempts to rehab it's image in cities near Lubbock

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Lufkin select ex-police officer as its "independent" red light camera judge

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Houston, Texas Banks on Short Yellows for Red Light Cameras

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Editorial: Lubbock learns camera pitfalls

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Burleson, Texas official admits cameras increase rear-end accidents

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Albuquerque, NM Showdown Over Ticket Cameras

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Lubbock council votes for Red Light Cameras to come down - read a full account hereATS Suspending Red Light Photo Enforcement

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Houston Red Light Camera intersections have short yellows

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Bakersfield, California Red Light Camera Accidents Up

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Ohio Supremes rule cities may use red light & speed cameras with civil penalties, decision made over home-rule issues, court acknowledged due process problems - this means a separate case on the due process issues will have to be brought, they only considered what was before them

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Dallas: Are red-light cameras taking unnecessary pictures?

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Red Light Camera Company: Give cameras more time in Lubbock

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Red-light camera program a pain for Lubbock, TX budget

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Lubbock Red Light Cameras increase accidents and lose money

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Camera vendor Red Flex under investigation for Mail Fraud in the U.S.

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New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Red Light Cameras, overturns ban on photo enforcement and all for the money at the municipal level

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Australia: Camera Tickets Cars Running Green Light

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Red-light cameras on roll in Texas despite Legislative efforts

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Use of automated cameras in law enforcement helps scammer fool citizens

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North Texas City Shortens Yellow Light Timing, Cites Thousands of Red Light Runners

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Editorial: Let's reconsider traffic cameras for Beaumont

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Minneapolis establishes fund to reimburse Stop on Red cases

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Longview officials admit little chance of successfully contesting red light cam ticket

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More than half of the citations generated by a Capitola, California red light camera are bogus

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Did red light cams do him in? Albuquerque mayor drops out of Senate race

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Grapevine Finds Red Light Cameras Not Needed

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Harlingen: Accidents are up with red light cameras

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Albuquerque, New Mexico Backs Off Ticket Cameras, Mayor might veto council plan to put red-light cameras on hold

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Rear-end collisions on way, Lufkin, TX

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Ohio: Petition Secures Vote to Remove Traffic Cameras

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Albuquerque Mayor Runs from Red Light Cameras in Senate Bid

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Catches on rise with Houston's additional redlight cams - so much for the idea that it changes driver behavior and lowers red light running, they're getting the money off of right-hand turns - hardly what causes t-bone collisions!

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Tennessee: Gunfire Blasts Red Light Camera

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No Jury Trial Under Dallas Red-light Law - they're just figuring this out!?

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Houston Red Light Cameras Fail to Prove Safety Benefit

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Do Red-Light Cameras Reduce Accidents? Houston station paints positive picture but their data shows it's a wash at best

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Garland, TX cuts red light cameras, after drop in violations - read the story, the drop is in revenue, if it were about safety they would not remove cameras from intersections

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Nederland Texas wants to drop red light cameras, admits it is not due to safety but profits

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Canada: Judge Drops Bribery Charges Against Camera Company

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Albuquerque mayor creates task force to review camera effectiveness

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Dallas, Texas Cameras Bank on Short Yellow Times

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Red-light fines filling state coffers instead of helping hospitals

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Update: Judge sides with Houston in challenge to red-light cameras, Red light camera trial begins in Houston - this will require work up the appeals network

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Cities still use outlawed financial incentives to pay red-light camera vendor

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'Loophole' diverts red-light camera fines from trauma centers

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Red Light Cameras & Basic Physics - the yellow light matters

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Houston tickets cops on life-saving calls as they are not ambulances!

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Houston red-light cameras' $6 million put to use on police force

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Stockton, California Report Shows Accidents Jump With Cameras

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Officials Stopped Short By Red Light Camera Lawsuits

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Missouri: Car Ticketed for Running a Yellow Light

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Lubbock, Texas Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents

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Rear-end collisions increase, cameras stay

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KLBK's Joe Griffin reports the numbers well

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Lubbock Red Light Camera results, Rear-endings double with Lubbock, TX red light cameras

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Georgetown Red Light Cameras Coming Down

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Los Angeles red-light camera enforcement plan off to slow start

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Missouri: City Upset by Use of Red Light Camera

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California: City Dumps Red Light Camera

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El Paso red-light citations generate $500,000 for city, City makes dubious claim of massive reduction of collisions - note they've only taken a snapshot of data from one year to to the next, no long-term trends or other factors such as weather included

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Houston Red-light cameras also snaring police

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Texas Cities Must Appoint Red Light Camera Boards

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Canada: Red Light Cameras, Heavy Ticketing Fail to Reduce Fatalities

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Dallas will install 40 more red light cameras - using dummy cameras in some locations

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Texas Mayor in Trouble for Red Light Camera Lobbying, more

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Seattle: City Councilman Gets Bogus Red Light Ticket

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Red Light Camera Company Brags (ATS)

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California: Red Light Camera Pilot City Tops Injury Accident Charts

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Red-light camera tickets, cash from violations decreasing (Garland, TX)

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With no evidence of effectiveness, Houston quietly expands program

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Red-light cameras will capture illegal turns

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Seguin council gives red light plan the red light

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Brownwood slows down red light cameras

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Opinion: Smile for the cameras, Texas Tech students

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Seattle Red Light Cameras Fail to Reduce Accidents

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Houston council keeps 'grace' period on for right-hand turns

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Missouri: Longer Yellows Eliminated Profit, So City Shortens Yellow Times

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Amarillo paper pushes red light cameras

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Right on Red Controversy - Lubbock, Texas

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A cautionary tale of cameras and cars, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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