While it may not seem like a very big step toward controlling government
tyranny, any and every step is better than none. This decision is the
result of individuals challenging the kleptocracy.
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*San Bernardino, California Dumps Red Light Cameras*
San Bernardino decides it is worth spending $110,000 to get out of its
red light camera contract.
San Bernardino City Council - The city council in San Bernardino,
California voted 5 to 0 last week to pull the plug on its red light
camera program. The action follows the lead of a growing number of
jurisdictions in the Golden State that have grown disillusioned with
automated ticketing machines. Most recently, Rocklin's cameras were shut
off last Tuesday. San Bernardino officials argued it would be worth
paying the private contractor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) about
$110,000 to get out of the contract before its 2014 expiration date.
"The provisions of the agreement [with ATS] allow the early termination
of the contract with proper notice and each of the locations has a
required payment of costs," Police Chief Keith L. Kilmer wrote in a memo
to the city council. "The payout estimates for early termination have
been computed by the city attorney's office after a comprehensive
analysis of the contract."
San Bernardino first installed cameras at four intersections in 2005,
sparking a number of controversies in its history. In 2008, the city was
caught with illegally short yellow times that maximized the number of
citations generated. Fixing the signal timing dropped the system's
profitability. In 2009, the city dropped a "cost neutrality" clause from
its contract after an Orange County court ruled that the provision
violated state law (view ruling
<http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/2008/ca-franco.pdf>). This change
left the city open to losing, instead of making, money on the red light
camera program. The final blow came in December 2010 when a San
Bernardino County court ruled that photo ticket evidence was
inadmissible hearsay (view ruling
<http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/2011/ca-macias.pdf>).
Dozens of cities have ended photo enforcement. These include Loma Linda
and Whittier, Moreno Valley, Rocklin, San Carlos, Union City, Yucaipa
and Costa Mesa. In November 2010, 73 percent of Anaheim residents voted
to ban cameras. Berkeley, Burlingame, Cupertino, Compton, El Monte,
Fairfield, Fresno, Fullerton, Indian Wells, Irvine, Maywood, Montclair,
Paramount, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Roseville, San Jose (photo
radar), Santa Fe Springs, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa, and Upland have
rejected their automated ticketing programs.
San Bernardino's cameras will stop issuing tickets on June 1.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3427.asp
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