The "red light cameras" here (long removed) were a private company deciding and pocketing 90% of the "civil citation" .... I just told 'em ... I ain't paying jack .... just a pic of the back of my van going through a VERY short yellow light .... imagine that. No day in court, no recourse .... nothing .... just $$$.
Used to be a LEO had to witness an infraction .... not on I-95 south of Savannah.... one cop with a radar gun .... 30 LEOs writing tickets for something they never witnessed.
Whew .... did that brief pucker a few times .... just glad they didn't have 50
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