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Did Univeristy student in RLC "violation" times review video or just used "time ...

Stephen Donaldson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:48:33 +0100

Did Univeristy student in Columbus RLC "violation" times review video or just used "time into red"????

Recently a report came out of Columbus on RLC. A Univeristy student used data "provided" by Redflex and the city that "40% of those caught by cameras missed by at least three seconds." http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/01/15/red-light-offenses-arent-all-close.html

Quote: He studied six years of recRead more

Small Sample Size poll claims public "support" for RLC.

Stephen Donaldson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:16:07 +0100

Another 12 months, a second poll calming public support for RLC. Sample size 508 out of a region with over 2 million in it.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/as-red-light-cameras-sprout-across-tampa-bay-residents-offer-strong-support/1208245

Quote: "A Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 poll found 62 percent of residents favor the cameras. A third oppose them, while 4 percent aren't sure."

The problem: "The poll was conducted by telepRead more

The “Angle” Scam: How Cities use Angle Crashes instead of RLR crashes to manipulate the TRUTH!

Stephen Donaldson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:40:58 +0100

The “Angle” Scam: How Cities (and maybe vendors) use Angle Crashes instead of RLR crashes to manipulate the TRUTH!

How many of you heard this claim from the Scamera Side on RLC: “angle crashes have gone down”????

The scamera side loves to harp on that.

LET ME LET YOU IN ON what I suspect is a DIRTY LITTLE SECRET???

THE ANGLE CRASHES ARE NOT JUST COUNTING RED LIRead more

My Response to Tuton PROPAGANDA PIECE.

Stephen Donaldson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:10:59 +0100

My Response to Tuton PROPAGANDA PIECE.

As some of you at Ban the Cams know, I routinely post comments on RLC articles EXPOSING the SCAMERA VENDORS LIES!

I tried to leave the post below on the Sun Sentinel site, but they are not allowing comments.

So here is my response to Tuton's plea to keep his RLC income coming in.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-12-06/news/fl-red-light-cameras-safe-tuton-1207-20111206_1_red-light-safety-camera-programs-red-light-runneRead more

Photo Enforcement – the “Safety” SHELL GAME!

Stephen Donaldson — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:04:24 +0100

Photo Enforcement – the “Safety” SHELL GAME!

The sales pitch of many scamera vendors and towns is that they want photo enforcement for “safety”.

They go out and use some terrible accident (or incident) to claim that this is the “reason” they “need” photo enforcement. The problem with that SALES PITCH is that it is a lie.

PHOTO ENFORCEMENT IS A SHELL GAME.

They claim scameras arRead more

School Bus Scameras in CT.

Stephen Donaldson — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:33:07 +0100

School Bus Scameras in CT.

WE all agree you shouldn't pass a stop school bus with kids exiting and entering. It is illegal and DANGEROUS.

But the problems with the scamera approach is that it degenerates long term into how much money can be made.

It becomes long term not so much about "protecting the children", as more about money.

IN FACT NO DRIVER IS EVEN PULLED OVER WHICH IF A DRIVER IS PASSING A SCHOOL BUS, WHY AREN'T they BEING PULLED OVER,Read more

9 School (Park) Zone Speed Scams!

Stephen Donaldson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:54:27 +0100

9 School (Park) Zone Speed Scams!

When people heard of Chicago wanting speed scameras for "safety" of the children, many people saw it for the money grab that it was.

I wanted to share with you 9 School Zone Scams I have seen through the years.

1. Non functioning yellow light (or burned out bulb). http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2011/01/26/speed-cameras-go-awry-but-its-not-their-fault/

Quote: “The lighRead more

Many wrecks will never be stopped by a speed scamera. Look here at horror night in AU.

Stephen Donaldson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:56:59 +0100

Many wrecks will never be stopped by a speed scamera. Look here at horror night in AU. How many were REALLY CAUSED by "exceeding" a speed limit (not logged in because it was there but unrelated. Example, fell asleep and went 5 over and hit a tree). And how many were caused by tired driving, not paying attention, overcorrecting, etc. A LOT OF THEM! Speed scameras are the SNAKE OIL of today!

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Six Examples of MISLEADING THE PUBLIC: "Safety" claims BY TOWNS who USE ATS!

Stephen Donaldson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:47:21 +0100

Six Examples of MISLEADING THE PUBLIC: "Safety" claims BY TOWNS who USE ATS!

I recently came across a article where the writer received the accident data from three cities that claimed RLC were a "success". http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/fl-red-light-cameras-mayocol-b103011-20111029,0,3476542.column All three towns he quoted were ATS towns: Pembroke Pines, West Palm Beach, Hallandale Beach. http://www.banRead more

You Have Been Warned

Henry Bentley — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:07:50 +0100

One of the reason we are against red light camera's is what will and already is happening with camera technology. You can run but you will not hide. Click Here

THIS IS HOW THE POLICE CAN NOW IDENTIFY ANYONE USING HIGH DEFINITION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. DON'T THINK OF HIDING YOURSELF AMONGST THOUSANDS.............YOU CAN BE EASILY DETECTED & IDENTIFIED.

Please note the photographer is using the same technology as Google Earth to track you, be warnedRead more

Ban the Cams commentary: Don’t do a Right turn on Red when a RLC is around! (or stop on ...

Stephen Donaldson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:51:54 +0100

Ban the Cams commentary: Don’t do a Right turn on Red when a RLC is around EVEN IF YOU STOP! (or dare to stop for the light on or just over the stop line).

(Thanks to www.ericpetersautos.com for the picture).

The claim of RLC proponents has always been that RLC are there to just stop the “dangerous RLR”. Read more

Example of how the scamera side LIES with Statistics.

Stephen Donaldson — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:28:00 +0100

Some of you might have read the post on:

http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/FEATURE-NEWS/HOW-ONE-MAN-DID-THE-HEAVY-LIFTING-THAT-KILLED-L-A-s-RED-LIGHT-TICKET-PROGRAM-br-And-what-lessons-may-be-learned-by-Monroe-and-other-cities-750067

HOW ONE MAN DID THE HEAVY LIFTING THAT KILLED L.A.’s RED LIGHT TICKET PROGRAM

And what lessons may be learned by Monroe and other cities

August 23, 2011

But what is really interesting is the fact that THERE IS A GREAT ERead more

Did I just get my first Red Light Camera Ticket?

Glen Chancy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:21:14 +0100

Today it was raining buckets here in Apopka, Florida as I dashed home to pick up my forgotten lunch. An intersection near my house is controlled by an RLC. The light was red as I pulled up to the intersection, so I put on the brakes to stop. I must have hit a really slick spot in the road, because I slid for a few feet before coming to a complete stop. The front of my F-150 was behind the "Stop here on Red Light" sign, but my front wheels were on top of the stop bar. Not beyond the Read more

Thinking of Houston, Great Quote on Injustice (in Denying Democracy!)

Stephen Donaldson — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:32:43 +0100

Great Quote from Sarah on Candadian Site SENSE.

I came across this great quote fowarded by Sarah Dutour on SENSE:

someone on my facebook had this quote, thought it fit well here: An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law. Therefore, we have a moral and legal obligation tRead more

Could the India Scamera Poll Sneak be going on in Houston, you be the judge!

Stephen Donaldson — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:59:46 +0100

Could someone be playing with ABC Houston Poll Results, Ban the Cams openly wonders.

I have been following the poll ABC Houston put out on the RLC issue yesterday. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8196710&status=ok&status=ok

After a while last night I check the results at 9:30 pm (I have the numbers for I emailed them to a few people at 9:46 pm, per my computer email log), after a lot of comments around 141 on the site.Read more

Imagine that Wandall and Tuton doing letters to the editor, Coincidence??? OR not???

Stephen Donaldson — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:29:37 +0100

Note: I personally do a lot posting on the subject of the RLC scam. I do so on my own time (I am not paid to post, not even Ban the Cams pays me any money for articles I post here).

I am posting a reponse to a letter ole Wandall sent to the St. Pete Times this week. http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/letters/article1175433.ece I find interesting that both her and Tuton did letters this week. It is too coincidental!

Post I left:

ATS Leads by "Example".

Stephen Donaldson — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:43:44 +0100

ATS Leads by "Example".

Recently Tutton did a piece in the Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-tuton/how-safety-camera-technol_b_876917.html You just know it was too good to pass up. So with without further Ado, lets see how ATS leads by "example:

This is the post I left in 3 parts:

Why don't we look at how ATS REALLY WORKS!

Denying Democracy in Houston, TX. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/73182Read more

From the "Gun Control" chapter in Ron Paul's book

Henry Bentley — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:12:42 +0100

From the "Gun Control" chapter in Ron Paul's book, Liberty Defined (2011 Hachette Books)

...(referring to the use of economic downturns to restrain liberties) "...as states and municipalities grow even more financially strained the police will be less able or willing to respond to crime. In many areas local police could become more and more absorbed with revenue-generating activities like minor traffic violations and the asset-forfeiture opportunities of nonviolent drug oRead more

I received the below information from a citizen here in Tallahassee:

Henry Bentley — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:22:51 +0100

I want to share my experience in Tallahassee with the Red Light Camera Program. I got a ticket in May, which said it had to be paid by May 27. There are no extensions, and I was told if it was not paid on time they would add $120 for paying late. Also, if it was not paid, a warrant could be issued. I started calling to find someone in the program with authority to let me pay on June 3rd, when I got my once-a-month disability check. I called the company that runs this program for TallahaRead more

It was packaged as a revenue generating item…

Henry Bentley — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:59:43 +0100

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Paul Henry

The fellow with the lamp in the picture above is Diogenes, who legend has it was looking for an honest man in ancient Greece. Many here in America have given up looking for an honest politician, but now there is hope. In a May 22, 2011 St. Petersburg Times news story about red lightRead more