They were taken out of the City of San Diego a few years ago, they did not generate the revenue the city planned, they caused more accidents than they prevented (based on prior stats) and some were so poorly timed they had to refund almost a million dollars in fines because of it. We never had them in Chula Vista, but there are other cities around that still have them. My daughter had a friend that worked for Cal Trans, in the department that reviewed the pictures too and very few people knew you could fight the cameras, once that was discovered it was when they were taken out. It was just too tempting on the part of the company to "fix" the lights because they got a commission on the tickets.
It takes a couple sharp attorneys to get them removed, they do the research and prove the problem, then a judge issues fines on the Municipality which in turn tries to get their money back and the cameras suddenly are no longer profitable, thus removed. I handled auto claims for 10 years and I am all for saving lives and preventing accidents, but they didn't work here. Maybe these new smart cars will do the trick.
Last edited by quiltingcandy; 05-16-2016 at 02:36 PM.