Red Light Camera Company Fights Back Against Florida Critics
American Traffic Solutions, which provides red light traffic cameras for St. Pete and 70 other Florida municipalities, says court rulings are on their side.
The Arizona company that provides red light traffic cameras for St. Petersburg and more than 70 municipalities around Florida is fighting back against recent attacks on the legality of the technology and its use to catch violators. In a news release sent Wednesday, American Traffic Solutions points out five court rulings that have upheld the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, which cleared the way for municipalities to use red light traffic cameras. The company notes a Sarasota County case, State v. Nathan, in which the court ruled red light cameras do not "automatically deem a driver guilty of an infraction based on the issuance of a citation" and that the driver "is provided notice of a hearing and an opportunity to be heard." “These …
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1:30 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Guessing that Jim believes that education will stop people from texting while driving, too. NOT......nail those drivers putting others at risk. No more lah lah lah esoteric idealism. People are driving more recklessly today than ever and that could be due to the softies calling for education instead of penalties. These people know that they're not supposed to run red lights or text while driving… more ›