A good argument against speed cameras. Fortunately in Texas speed cameras are illegal.
Does that stop cops from using 'em?
I have to admit: I half applaud the guy for it. There’s something about these speed cameras that rubs me the wrong way. Well, for starters, I tend to think speed limits are too low, anyway. Further, the whole idea of employing video surveilance to monitor the flow of citizens is a bit 1984ishs to me.
The guy was pretty clueless in flipping the cop off, but as I say that, I think the fact that the plates ultimately wouldn’t match up with the vehicle registration model (in all likelihood) would have the same net effect.
I guess in that respect, the mud on the license plate is just about the only way to beat the system without facing repercusions.
Red light cameras were recently set up in Amarillo.....all about revenue ! I suspect speed cameras will be next.
"Despite the near-unanimous opposition in the state legislature to the use of speed cameras, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is moving forward on a proposal to deploy photo radar on state highways using federal gas tax funds. Legislation awaiting Governor Rick Perry's signature prohibited only municipalities -- like Marble Falls and Rhome -- from installing automated speeding ticket systems. It was silent on the possibility of a state-run system"
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