Got Caught By a Red Light Camera?
Well, if you are a South Dakota resident and have SD plates, worry no more. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/editorial-three-cheers-for-south-dakota/
Forum Discussion
3oaks wrote:
I don't see anything wrong with red light cameras or electronic speed recording devices as long as they are calibrated accurately. Just obey the traffic laws and they will be a non issue. :R
I wish that were true. Sadly, it isn't. Speed cameras are notorious for being way off. There was a trial held about 2 years ago in an Ohio Common Pleas Court. A woman was accused of a serious crime when her car and another collided and the other driver died. A speed camera recorded the incident, and the government accused her of speeding at the time. To make a long story short, the engineer for the camera company got on the stand and under questioning stated that the speed camera was accurate to within 8 mph either way. That's a 16 mph spread. That was about the end of that trial.
They are NOT accurate. They are just revenue enhancers.
