Category: speed cameras

Photo Enforcement Safety Benefits: Separating Fact from Fiction

Speed Camera Photo Enforcement Photo Enforcement Safety Benefits: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction (Part II) Evaluation of the Executive Summary of the Report Entitled, Evaluation of the City of Scottsdale’s Loop 101 Photo Enforcement Program, Draft Summary. Updated: 28 JUL 09, 1840EST In my previous blog post, I laid the groundwork and context for this series …

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Intelligent Transportation Systems’ Safety Benefits: Separating Truth from Falsehood

Privacy and due-process robbing technology saturating the streets of greater Phoenix, Arizona metro area administered by for-profit industry. Intelligent Transportation Systems’ Safety Benefits: Separating Truth from Falsehood (Part I) Updated: 28 JUL 09, 1845EST I have long considered covering this extended and complex topic with my readers, but as it has been a challenging and …

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More Redflex Photo Enforcement PR Misinformation Masquerading as News

Redflex CEO, Karen Finley. Manipulated and Exploited News Anchor: Howard Beale Updated: 29 Nov 2008Redflex (photo enforcement vendor) is clearly a master of exploiting and manipulating news organizations to promote whatever PR nonsense they desire in an unrelenting effort to maximize their company profits. Here’s the latest Redflex photo enforcement PR pablum that has been …

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Janet Napolitano Head of Homeland Security (DHS): Bad Idea

Janet Napolitano: Homeland Security Secretary (DHS), USA (United Socialists of America) While much of the buzz with the news media has been surrounding the possible appointment of New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the reporting today concerning the appointment of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as the replacement Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), by the incoming …

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Speed Cameras Promote Economic Fascism, Not Safety

Speed Cameras Promote Economic Fascism, Not Safety Updated: 04 Nov 08 Arizona’s state government [Gov. Napolitano (D)] embarks on fulfilling the promises and profit projections made by foreign-owned speed camera operating companies, like RedFlex, by installing 40 mobile speed cameras and 60 fixed speed cameras (with the potential of another 100 speed cameras to be …

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Speed Cameras & Photo Enforcement Cause Crashes/Accidents: The Other Side of the ‘Safety’ Campaign

Photo Enforcement & Speed Cameras Cause Crashes & Increase Accidents Not withstanding my long campaign against the profit-driven motives of photo enforcement companies like RedFlex and ATS (among others) to co-opt willing cash-hoarding and due process, civil rights destroying administrations such as that of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, I have also expressed concerns about the …

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Beltronics Pro GX65 Review: Another GPS-Enabled Winner from BEL

Updated: 03OCT 08 I had the distinct pleasure of being able to put the new Beltronics Pro GX65 (BEL Pro GX65) through its paces this past weekend with some real, real-world miles—throughout several states which employ police radar operating at X, K, and Ka as well as police laser (lidar) and my initial impressions are …

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Beltronics Pro GX65 Review: New BEL Pro GX65 Radar/GPS Detector

UPDATED: 27 SEP 08 Beltronics GX65 Review/(BEL Pro GX65) Preview: In the continuing evolution of high-end radar detectors offered by Beltronics, GPS capability (from the Escort Passport 9500i and Escort Passport 9500ix) comes to Beltronics in the form of the new Beltronics Pro GX65. The Beltronics Pro GX65 to be somewhat of a hybrid of …

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Cheetah C100: GPS Mirror Capability in Small Form Factor

New Cheetah C100 GPS Detector For viewers who watched Al’s recent news interview about the Cheetah GPS Mirror , you know that Cheetah hinted of a new smaller unit. Well today, it was made official: Cheetah is further enhancing their product offering with a new smaller GPS detector (red-light camera, fixed camera, mobile speed camera) …

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Arizona photo enforcement citation loop holes result in a reported 20% dismissal rate

Arizona Photo enforcement loophole (flaws) dismisses 1 in 5 tickets (20%) I was recently contacted by an Arizona ABC News affiliate, ABC 15 News (KNVX-TV Phoenix). It would appear that I am not the only one who has been receiving flawed photo enforcement citations which fail to meet the long-established standards of due process of …

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