Spent yesterday morning at traffic court hearing red-light cases, and, man, that camera at East Gregory and 71 Highway sure pulls in some duckets for the city -- $100 per ticket to be exact.
There were other cases on the docket, but by and large, that single light was pretty reliable at nabbing people who turn right before coming to a complete stop.
And yes, there is a police officer whose job is to review the camera and make sure the red-light cameras are working properly.
And also yes, they actually play the video during the court proceedings.
One of the best defenses trotted out was the classic "I wasn't driving" excuse. If that's your excuse, then the clerk swears in drivers who say, under oath, that they weren't driving the car. The judge then asks if the car's owner knows who is driving. To which you must answer "Yes."
Then, no more questions asked, the judge dismisses the ticket.
It's almost too easy. When the judge asked one man if that was his defense, he answered, "It's tempting, sir, but no."
He lost his case.
Photo via Thisisbossi.
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Here's how unconstitutional this law is in Kansas City, Missouri. No due process! My car is registered to me and wife. I'm mailed the ticket since i'm the first on registration. How can the court prove who was driving if they don't have photos of the driver??They have rewritten their traffic code to make the primary car owner responsible for this right turn on red light violation? They make the level of guilt similar to a parking ticket? What happen to beyond a resonable doubt and having the Government proove their case. I have a court date set in March to see this shinanigan with a front seat view.
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