New York – Speed cameras have produced a surge in tickets and generated nearly $17 million in revenue for New York City.
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The Daily News (http://nydn.us/1F93rbD ) reports that last year more than 445,000 speed-camera tickets were issues. That’s compared to nearly 118,000 issued manually by police officers over the same period.
According to data obtained via a Freedom of Information Law, the News says more than $5 million in outstanding speed camera tickets is still owed.
The city had 49 speed cameras in operation last year. Currently, 57 are operational. The city plans to have a total of 140 cameras operating by the ned of the year as part of its Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic fatalities.
Tickets are issued when drivers go more than 10 mph over the speed limit.
Shtisim N lukshen!
Anyone who pays this kind of ticket is a Tipish!
These are the easiest tickets to get dismissed. You have a constitutional right to face and question your accuser last time I checked a camera cannot answer questions on cross examinations not will they be appearing in court.
Yes I have gotten out of two of these tickets myself.
Like we all said ….just another “cash register ” for the city of New York !!!!
a picture says a thousand words
and they dont have to pay health insurance or give raises or lunch break to the cameras
Lowered the default speed limit to 25 across the city as they’re installing cameras. Definitely not coincidence.
When will you learn. These cameras were fought in the Texas courts and were removed after 1 year.
Our courts have decided these cameras are illegal.
To all the deniers my tickets were dismissed because they could not prove I was driving!