Ya, that's bullshit to the extreme.
Was listening to Bubba the other day and he was ranting about the Florida camera system. Like this system (and every other one, I'd imagine), it is run by a third party company that is motivated only by their own profit margins. The state doesn't give a fuck because they get a cut (or maybe the entirety) of the fine while the company is left to charge who they please what they please.
There were even allegations in that instance of the yellow lights being sped up to encourage red-light running. I forget exactly what the claim was based in, but it wasn't some nut calling in. It was more like an independent study on a single intersection or something.
Either way, I'm with you here. This is enough to trigger a fit of rage.
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