These days Orwellian 1984-esque spy technologies are everywhere. Red Light Cameras, Photo Radar, X-Ray vision at airports that sees through our clothing - you name it. And for the few of us who understand the suffocating effect this invasion of privacy has on our freedom - it's a nightmare. Just ask any driver who's paid 0 for unlucky timing at a traffic light. If this is you, here's 3 great tips to beat the cameras in court.
1. Photo Camera Errors
Photography Tips
The first tip on our list is probably the most plausible in court. With current technology, it is estimated that 40% of all would be camera tickets are never issued do to random problems. Things like birds flying by and blocking the view of your license plate, inclement weather, and others. The remaining 60% are all subject to discretion. Machine errors can cause blurry or dark images. The driver is not easily visible through the windshield. The license plates do not accurately represent who was driving the car at the time of photo. Just like police radar, technical error is the most common method of challenging a photo ticket. Simply by reviewing the evidence and knowing the weakpoints, there is a good chance you could have your ticket thrown out.
2. Unconstitutional Violation of Rights
Believe it or not, there are still many people in the U.S who support the constitution and individual rights. For this reason, many state courts have actually declared photo tickets unconstitutional. In these states, local municipalities depend on citizens to simply dutifully pay their tickets without questioning. You'll quickly find that if they're challenged in court, however, they can be thrown out.
3. Prevent Photo Tickets from Ever Happening
This is certainly the best and most desirable option out of the three presented here. Ideally, we would all like to avoid getting these tickets rather than fighting them. But up until now, this has been rather difficult. The creativity fueled by recent frustration on the parts of millions of drivers however has spawned some interesting methods to prevent photo tickets altogether. One of these methods is to simply know ahead of time where red light cameras, photo radar, and speed traps are located. Using GPS technology, it is possible receive an alert automatically as you approach a traffic device. You can then take corrective action before the ticket is ever issued.
Certainly with the massive revenue generated by 'traffic enforcement technology' and its sharing between local governments and corporations this problem will not go away any time soon. You can fight back to protect your privacy and freedom, however - and we all have that responsibility before the day comes that we find out it's too late.
Red Light Photo Camera Tickets - 3 Great Tips to Beat Them
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