[billyboy15]

“The company found they made more money sending tickets out willy nilly whether you run a red light or not.”

Really? Why would ANYONE pay a ticket if they were innocent?

[IC Ken]

re< Really? Why would ANYONE pay a ticket if they were innocent?

Out of state come back and fight it. Cost more than the ticket.

[cuban leaf]

Why would ANYONE pay a ticket if they were innocent?

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Happens all the time. Frankly, it’s how ambulance chasers win lawsuits. They carefully set the dollar amount at a level that is too low to waste money fighting. A single $150 ticket vs taking time off work, and you might lose anyway? Meh. This is especially true if it is in another state.

Of course, you may be more likely to fight the second one, assuming they were both bogus.

[Tammy8]

The system was set up to be impossible to appeal. There is no court appearance option; as the article explains these were not handled the same as if a police officer wrote you a ticket. The tickets from cameras are a civil matter so your option would be to sue. If you just refuse to pay it is considered an unpaid fee, then you cannot register the vehicle without paying and of course if you don’t get your vehicle registered it snowballs from there.

In the area I was familiar with that was doing this, the main complaint I heard was the fact that there was no way to dispute them, no way to defend yourself.

[lepton]

“The company found they made more money sending tickets out willy nilly whether you run a red light or not.”
Really? Why would ANYONE pay a ticket if they were innocent?

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Because the cost to contest can be much higher.