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In article >,
AtM says...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> > On Tue 06 Jan 2009 04:17:51p, James Silverton told us...
> >
> > > Hello All!
> > >
> > > I got caught by one of those damned mobile speed cameras. I could have
> > > sworn the limit was 45, which is what I was doing, but I checked and
> > > there is a new sign near the fire station saying 35! I think I missed
> > > it because I was busy reading the
> > > dumb messages the firemen display; this time a warning not to leave
> > > cooking unattended. How about crock pots? It cost me $40 but no points
> > > or reporting to my insurance company.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > All photo radar tickets in the greater Phoenix area are a minimum of $180
> > and it does go on your driving record. If you haven't had a ticket in over
> > two years, you are eligible to take a driving safety class at the cost of
> > $135, in lieu of the fine, and it doesn't go on your driving record. At
> > least a couple of hundred photo radar cameras have been added on our
> > intercity freeways and many intersections within the past few months.
>
> It's something to make one wonder if enforcement agencies are in cahoots
> with insurance companies! Who pays for those photo radar cameras? Not
> to mention, is there any forewarning about entering a 'photo
> enforcement' area? It's almost - but not quite, I know - akin to having
> Big Brother wire-tap phone lines without proper & due process of a
> warrant signed by a court judge. Oh well - it's amazing what technology
> can do!
>
> Sky, who usually uses cruise control
>
>

I do like the European approach to speed cameras. They've thus far
burned them, pulled them down, spray painted the lenses, etc.