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If everyone in the state of Iowa stopped paying for these tickets, they would go away within a year. Almost all of the deals these cities have license the photograph equipment and the companies get X% of all tickets, even if the ticket goes unpaid.
 
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I remember when they put red light cameras up in my town in Texas. Between the AG and the governor, it was determined that a ticket could only be issued if an officer was at the intersection.
 
Gorm said:
Ignore it. Civil violation, and while they can give it a collection agency, you do not have to pay them, and they cannot legally report it to a credit agency.
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I got two in Waterloo about 5 years ago on back to back weeks. After a couple of threatening letters from a collection agency (which I ignored) nothing else ever happened. They don't go on your driving record or credit report so why pay them?
 
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I see where Marshalltown put in a couple. Webster City just approved to put two in, but you won’t get a ticket unless you are 11 mph over.
 
keepngoal said:
Do people get upset at parking tickets left on their windshield as much as they do getting a speeding ticket in the mail. They are the exact same thing.
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The bigger problem is that they don't actually solve many issues.

Many times with speed cameras you have one of two issues:

1- the speed limit is arbitrarily set too low (to generate revenue)
2- if the speed limit needs to be lower, the road needs a design that is in line with that speed.

Putting in a speed camera gives a financial incentive that encourages item 1, and discourages fixing item 2.
 
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Raiders70 said:
The speed cameras by (not in) Prairie City are ********. They are set up on 163 which completely bypasses the city. Wouldn't have a problem if they were set up in a business or residential area in Prairie City instead of in rural farmland.
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Wut, and collect a million in fines from the locals! That would get those city councilmen and police chief a lot of votes-not. Need to keep their jobs, vote totals enhanced by new ambulance, fire truck and kids park, without a single raise in taxes. The financing all coming from out of towners!
 
Raiders70 said:
That's true but way cheaper. And an actual person writes the ticket.
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And an actual person delivers your speeding ticket. Why is that important to you?

Edit: an actual person reviews each potential ticket.
 
alarson said:
The bigger problem is that they don't actually solve many issues.

Many times with speed cameras you have one of two issues:

1- the speed limit is arbitrarily set too low (to generate revenue)
2- if the speed limit needs to be lower, the road needs a design that is in line with that speed.

Putting in a speed camera gives a financial incentive that encourages item 1, and discourages fixing item 2.
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Not necessarily a fan of them…. Just understand what that are and do. Which isn’t much.
 
alarson said:
The bigger problem is that they don't actually solve many issues.

Many times with speed cameras you have one of two issues:

1- the speed limit is arbitrarily set too low (to generate revenue)
2- if the speed limit needs to be lower, the road needs a design that is in line with that speed.

Putting in a speed camera gives a financial incentive that encourages item 1, and discourages fixing item 2.
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What does 2 even mean here?
 
Rabbuk said:
I'm not being obtuse at all intentionally but is the point we throw in a bunch of stops or roundabouts or some kind of traffic calming thing?
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It didn’t make complete sense… but the premise I feel was there (about Toledo).
 
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