Yes, that is the point. They had to get cleared. It took time and effort despite the fact that they were totally innocent. They could have lost out on pay because they had to take unpaid time off to deal with this.
While I hate photo enforcement as much as the next guy, this is a piss poor argument against it. Have you never been fucked over by a lying cop? I have. Camera tickets are way easier to fight.
Sure. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying, with the right judge, you have a better chance fighting a red light ticket with a cop than you do with a photo which “proves” you did it. Even if it’s a small chance, it’s still a better chance.
It’s not though. At least in my jurisdiction, a traffic ticket can’t be acted on unless it’s given in person - so in the case of photo enforcement, you just don’t respond. Then it’s just a matter of dodging the process server, if they even bother hiring one, which they often won’t when there’s plenty of low hanging fruit.
The pictures are worthless if you don’t see the light on them.
And yet, many don’t.
And then there are cases like this- https://abc7chicago.com/rosemont-red-light-camera-violation-village-of/10892854/
I like how the link you post is about someone wrongly given a citation and they were cleared in the end.
Yes, that is the point. They had to get cleared. It took time and effort despite the fact that they were totally innocent. They could have lost out on pay because they had to take unpaid time off to deal with this.
Why should that have to be the case ever?
What do you think happens when a cop makes a mistake, which is more likely to happen than an automated camera?
When a cop makes a mistake, they don’t have a photo that “proves” it isn’t a mistake. So you at least have a better chance with the right judge.
While I hate photo enforcement as much as the next guy, this is a piss poor argument against it. Have you never been fucked over by a lying cop? I have. Camera tickets are way easier to fight.
Sure. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying, with the right judge, you have a better chance fighting a red light ticket with a cop than you do with a photo which “proves” you did it. Even if it’s a small chance, it’s still a better chance.
It’s not though. At least in my jurisdiction, a traffic ticket can’t be acted on unless it’s given in person - so in the case of photo enforcement, you just don’t respond. Then it’s just a matter of dodging the process server, if they even bother hiring one, which they often won’t when there’s plenty of low hanging fruit.