Arizona: Witnesses Blame Accident on Speed Camera

The panicked reaction that some drivers have to the sight of a speed camera may in fact be a significant cause of accidents. The group CameraFraud.com yesterday released an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) accident report that describes a July 25 incident in which a gray Chevy Camaro collided with a red 1994 Toyota 4Runner SUV on Interstate 17 in Yavapai County, sending two people to the hospital. Although DPS maintains that it hired an Australian company, Redflex Traffic Systems, to operate speed cameras to improve safety, the department’s own report tells a far different story. “All the witnesses reported seeing the gray passenger car lose control of the vehicle as it passed the photo radar van, and was apparently trying to slow down for the photo radar van,” the police report explained.


Scottsdale resident Tracy O. was about 500 feet from the accident. She told the police that, “The Camaro [was] trying to slow down because of speed camera.”

Scottsdale resident Helene S. told police that, “I saw the Camaro swerve out of control and hit into the red SUV. It happened after the Camaro passed a speed camera.”

Sedona resident Allison S. was about 150 feet away. “[While] driving northbound in rain right near photo radar enforcement vehicle, [we] saw [the] car fishtail ahead of us, spin and hit red SUV which then also spun off the road.”

Although no video of the Arizona incident has been released, the same panic-braking reaction was captured on tape by police in Norfolk, England. The government-owned BBC news service inadvertently aired the video clips from two such incidents last year (see below). Shortly after the news program aired, the BBC removed all copies of the footage from its website. The Norfolk Speed Camera Partnership and the UK Information Commissioner cited “technical difficulties” in refusing to release the full videos of each crash.

By The Newspaper
October 9, 2009

Maryland Adopts Speed Cameras

The use of automated cameras that give speeders the willies -- and the occasional ticket -- becomes legal throughout Maryland on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Washington Post
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Outrage - Fee for Paying a Camera Fine

Please join the group leading the cause. This is an outrage! You already get a fine and now they want you to pay a fee for you sending them the money.

Announcing a new Meetup for CameraFRAUD.com!

What: ESTABLISH A PHOTO RADAR FEE ---NOT---
When: November 4, 2009 9:00 AM
Where:Superior Court Building205 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85003
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/059026-2009-10-06-maricopa-co-board-of-supervisors-sets-public-hearing-11-4.htm

SETTING OF HEARINGS~All hearings will be held at 9:00 am, 205 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, unless otherwise noted~Justice Courts79.

ESTABLISH A PHOTO RADAR FEE Pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251.08, set a public hearing for November 4, 2009 to solicitcomments and consider the adoption of Photo Radar Fee of $20.00 per defendant to beginDecember 1, 2009. The proposed photo radar fee will be assessed against each individualcharged with a civil traffic violation through utilization of photo radar.A.R.S.§11-251.08 authorizes county boards of supervisors to adopt fees for any specificservice the county provides to the public as long as that fee is attributable to and defrays theexpense of the service for which the fee is assessed and the fee does not exceed the actualcost of that service. The Justice Courts estimate the average cost to process each photoradar case to be $21.60. (C-24-10-001-M-00)Learn more here:http://www.meetup.com/camerafraud/calendar/11568981/

This message was sent by Andrea Garcia (agirlsdirt@gmail.com) from CameraFRAUD.com.

We Have Seen the Future

This is the camera array from the Predator Reaper. It can clearly see for miles.
Just wait until you see a set of these following you home, checking your speed, your cell phone use, your distraction quotient and any other thing the AZ Legislature can think of to earn funds. I have an idea for all governments STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY!