The REAL BITCH about this is it it a Council Bluffs Iowa “Ticket” and when we got (w/out a hearing) found “responsible” the Paper sait to mail the “fine”(extortion) to Cleveland Ohio. I HATE IOWA sometimes!
“The REAL BITCH about this is it it a Council Bluffs Iowa “Ticket” and when we got (w/out a hearing) found “responsible” the Paper sait to mail the “fine”(extortion) to Cleveland Ohio. I HATE IOWA sometimes!”
The Cleveland Ohio address that you send the “fine” to is more than likely the company that leased the camera to the town in Iowa.
It is a major scam because they claim it’s for “safety” yet the camera companies and the cities/towns never provide any proof to back up their claims.
Two, up to 80% of the “fine” goes to the company that owns the camera system.
Three, they always install the cameras at intersections where there is high tractor trailer or out of state traffic knowing full well that the truck drivers, companies, and out of state motorists will just pay the fine instead of contesting it.
Four, a lot of times they don’t post signs warning that there is a camera at the intersection, or have it posted in such a way that it’s either not easily visible, or too close to the intersection thus not giving ample warning.
Sometimes state laws prohibit “remote” devices such as red light and speed cameras. I know that there was one state that got sued because they would have a state trooper in an unmarked van or SUV sitting on the side of the road with a radar, and down the road were marked cars doing the actual stops. The suit was because the trooper with the radar wasn’t the one physically making the stops. You know the whole right to face one’s accuser and all. The state lost the suit.