There are some other shady deals with Red light cameras. Because they are so expensive, localities would be forced to write more tickets, and might change yellow light times to catch you.
Other municipalities want them and give them to be monitored by private contractors, who then get a cut of the cost of the ticket.. Yeah that won't cause any problems, Huh?
Poor Florida, I keep pointing them out.
Speed Cam Contractor Responds To Challenged Tickets By Cropping Photos, Moving Cameras | Techdirt
"While the discussion over whether red light and speed cameras are
helping or hurting continues, there's no denying they're very profitable. In most communities, the beneficiaries of the additional income are extremely reluctant to unplug the cash cow (if you will...). The beneficiary
least likely to welcome any dip in income are the companies supplying the camera systems.
American Traffic Solutions is one of two major traffic cam contractors. Its DC-Maryland camera system has recently run into a few snags in the money-making department due to challenged tickets. In one documented case, a driver
had his ticket thrown out because the photographic "evidence" showed two vehicles in frame -- and in radar range. (This leads one to speculate whether ATS simply decided to issue two tickets...)
Rather than simply toss out any questionable photos, ATS has decided it would be simpler (read: more profitable)
to do a little creative work to alter the output."
