The Daily Outrage 

Signature gathering can get started after resubmission

MURRIETA: Effort to ban red-light cameras hits snag

A petition to ban the use of red-light cameras in Murrieta could start circulating at the end of the month, the woman spearheading the cause said.

Diana Serafin said Thursday that she has had to resubmit the paperwork required before the petition drive can begin. She expects to complete the process by the end of the month, at which time she and about 10 others will begin collecting signatures to qualify a measure for the ballot that would ban red-light cameras in the city.

The City of Murrieta has four Red Light Cameras, three on Murrieta Hot Spring Road and one on Clinton Keith and Nutmeg.  The City Council voted to add 2 more cameras on Murrieta Hot Springs, one at the 215 freeway intersection and one at the 15 freeway entrance.

A ticket can cost a person between $438 and $540 depending on the citation.

Our goal is to stop Taxation by Citation in Murrieta CA.

If a Red Light Camera ticket is issued, one cannot fight it in court.  The courts in Riverside have decided the camera picture is proof you are guilty.

We all know camera videos can be manipulated.  Other concerns is how often is the equipment calibrated, maintained or replaced. 

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Murrieta Red Light Camera are NOT Calibrated

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Read about people getting tickets even obeying the law in Murrieta. 

http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/group-seeks-to-put-an-end-to-red-light-cameras-in-murrieta

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2/18/2011 | Press Release

Assemblyman Cook Introduces Bill to Put a Stop to Red Light Cameras

John Sobel916-319-2065

SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Paul Cook (R- Yucca Valley) introduced AB 1008, which would impose a statewide moratorium on the installation of new red light cameras in California.  Starting January 1, 2012, local governments would be prohibited from installing any new red light cameras.  Additionally, local governments that currently operate red light cameras would be allowed to continue operation, but would be required to conduct a study at each intersection where a system is in use to determine whether the red light camera resulted in a reduction in the number of traffic accident.  If the study does not show that the use of the red light camera has reduced traffic accidents, the camera must be eliminated no later than January 1, 2015.

Fines for red light violations can be as high as $447.  Recent studies dispute whether they are leading to greater public safety.  Many cities have removed cameras after public outcry and amid suspicion that they are simply revenue generators that do not make intersections any safer.  For example, last year, a Los Angeles City audit of its automated traffic enforcement program found no credible evidence that safety had improved at intersections monitored by red light cameras.

Cook stated, "People don't trust government, and red light cameras aren't helping.  I think folks feel like they're being sold a bill of goods.  The fines keep going up, and there's no clear evidence that they reduce the number of accidents or lead to greater public safety.  Governments need to prove that they work."

http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/65/?p=article&sid=164&id=247602