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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Big Brother: Traffic Speeding Cameras

By Martin Pierce

In addition to the traffic red-light cameras, traffic speeding cameras are showing up at a exponential rate on city streets and highways near you. To be honest, I can easily cope with red-light traffic cameras despite the fact they their main purpose is to add funds to local communities rather than to protect its citizens. In any case, running red-lights is very dangerous so I think if you receive a ticket for running the red-light, then you most likely deserve it. However, when a car is tagging too closely behind me, I have certainly pushed through a light to avoid being rear-ended. In fact, red-light cameras are increasing the number of rear-end accidents.

One night last fall while driving in Washington, D.C., I was a little lost. I was trying to figure out where to go and to watch the speed limit. I was doing a good job until I was on my way down a hill. My vehicle picked up a few extra miles going downhill. The few extra mph were enough to set up the traffic speed camera. There was brief flash and then about 2 weeks later I received a ticket in the mail for $150. Who hasn't picked up a few extra mph while driving downhill? If a cop had actually been on the scene, he may have given me a warning. No discretion, ever, from the traffic speed camera.

Big Brother is everywhere. In the not too distant future, I project that almost every city street and highway will have these cameras. At least you get a warning on I-95 in Maryland. Almost everyone speeds a little on the interstate. I guess the cameras will keep this in check. However, since that is not their real purpose I doubt it. Again, their real purpose is to generate revenue. If they work too well, the irony is that they won't be cost effective.

If traffic cameras are not in your local community, then watch out; they are coming soon. Private companies are marketing them heavily as safeguards against accidents. It is well-documented that these cameras are simply "banks" for the local districts and private companies.

If you don't speed, then you have nothing to worry about with these traffic cameras. However, in this fast-paced, sometimes speeding is par for the course. In fact, almost every driver pushes the speed limit from time to time. Even if you manage to stick to the speed limit most of time, you are still subject to receiving a ticket for picking up speed while driving downhill. Also, sometimes you can be almost forced into speeding by the flow of the traffic. Traffic cameras are great for local districts because they can give out tickets with the speed of a flash. Also, the ticket is assigned to the car and not the driver. Should this be unconstitutional?

Big Brother is watching and lurking to take your hard earned money out of your pocket; anywhere from $100 to $400. Given the rapid rise of traffic cameras, the probability that you will receive a ticket from on of these devices is nearly inevitable. There are a number of ways that you can protect yourself against these cameras. The best protection by far, according to my research, is a spray that last the life of your license plate. This spray make your car virtually invisible to traffic cameras. - 21396

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