Speed Camera News MORE AZ CITIZENS PETITION TO BAN PHOTO ENFORCEMENT PLANNED IN TUSCON!
Ban the Cams note: Any bets ATS will sue over "voting rights" on this one too??????
http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13105212
A vote to ban photo traffic enforcement?
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Possible vote to ban photo traffic enforcement
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Reporter: Craig Smith
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Photo enforcement cameras have never been popular with some drivers but now there's a growing movement to put an end to the cameras once and for all.
If one group that opposes photo enforcement has a successful petition drive, you'll be able to vote to ban photo enforcement in Tucson and Pima County.
Police say automated enforcement really does cut down speeding and red light running.
But a lot of drivers would still like to see them go away.
A group called Arizona Citizens Against Photo Radar was working toward an election to kill state photo enforcement when Governor Brewer killed it first.
Now organization chairman Shawn Dow is working on elections against photo enforcement in the 14 Arizona cities that use it.
Getting a vote will require a successful petition but he thinks that'll be easy.
"Far fewer signatures than were needed in the statewide initiative. Most of the cities are only gonna require about anywhere from a thousand to two thousand signatures in order to put it on the ballot."
Drivers say a vote sounds appealing.
Charles Mitchell says, "I think it's always better if the people have a right to vote on anything. So if they choose that they don't want them that's the way it should be. Some judge better not tell them their vote doesn't count."
Scott Richards says, "We should be able to decide whether we should have that system in there. That should be decided by the public. And everybody I've talked to right now they're not liking the idea of that."
Organizers have already missed the deadline to be able to get the issue on the November ballot. That means if they get enough signatures, May would probably be the earliest possible election date and they say they'll file for a special election if they have to.
They are not actually running petitions in Tucson yet but plan to as soon as they get the petition language locked down.
Subscribe to this comment's feedwritten by DJ , September 25, 2010
This photo radar lights record 24/7. They use technology to record people and their license plate #'s who are not speeding. I dont want a private company having records of where and when I'm driving.
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