Tired of the Flash? Here’s What to Do!

Arizona Citizens Against Photo Radar is making a major push to get enough signatures to put the Ban Photo Radar Initiative on the ballot for the State of Arizona next November. The signature gathering saw a recent uptick at The Arizona State Fair.

Here’s how you can join the effort in 4 four steps.

1. Read up on what’s required to gather signatures along with the instructions and sign the agreement

2. Print out your own signature pages and copies of the initiative

3. Staple a copy of the initiative to the signature pages

4. Grab a clipboard and get started! It’s so easy!

*** Signature pages must be notarized. Most banks will do notary service for free. We  have a notary at every CameraFRAUD meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, so feel free to stop in. Check the Meetup section for reminders. ***

Completed pages can be mailed to:

Arizona Citizens Against Photo Radar

16605 E. Palisades Blvd, Ste 110-287

Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Will AZ be State #15 to kick Redflex, ATS, Gatso etc Out?

It only takes one or two visits to this website to realize that we have an initiative to ban Photo Radar, statewide, in Arizona. We do not consider ourselves pioneers in this endeavor, because fourteen states already have bans in place.

In an article published earlier this year, by The Newspaper, details of the bans on Photo Radar in those fourteen states can be found. Arizonans are proud of the freedoms we are afforded by living in this great state. However, we are definitely behind the curve when it comes to this hidden tax and covert surveillance under the guise of “public safety.”

Arizona voters can go to the ballot box in November of 2010 and put that statewide ban on any type of Photo Traffic Enforcement. There’s one catch. We still need your help. What’s needed is 153,000+ signatures by registered voters. We are not there yet, but the goal is within reach. The great news is that we have time on our side. But with that time comes more propaganda and advertising by Redflex, in particular, in the Arizona Republic and on local radio stations.  ATS will probably come out with more cherry picked and misleading statistics about accidents and push-polls that don’t represent the true feelings of voters. Undoubtedly, the information war will only heat up to a boiling point from now until next November.

Please consider at least donating some of your time or just telling your friends about this site. It will be much appreciated by all the hard working volunteers and you will be able to hold your head up high when Arizona adds its name to the growing list of states that wised up and banned Photo Enforcement.

Red Light Cameras Again Prove Ineffective and Dangerous: Accidents Increase 133% in Temple Terrace, FL

Red Light Camera Accident

It’s no surprise to those of us at CameraFraud, but councilman Halloway of Temple Terrace, FL was shocked on Friday to hear that accidents INCREASED at red light camera intersections in his city, according to ABC News. Halloway had fallen for ATS’ slick sales fantasy of safety and profits and didn’t want to believe the news that could jeopardize the city’s cash cow, “That’s nonsense. Where are you getting your data?” City Councilor Ken Halloway asked. After being shown the data from the city, he still didn’t want to accept the harsh reality, “That doesn’t sound right to me.”

Believe it councilman, your city is just one on the growing list of cities where red light cameras have been proven to be deadly and dangerous:

• Upland, CA
• Peoria, AZ
• Grande Prairie, AB
• San Bernadino, CA
• Costa Mesa, CA
• El Monte, CA
• Loma Linda, CA

What do these cities all have in common? They all have what is referred to as “infomercial syndrome.” The city councils were mesmerized by the incredible claims and smooth presentation… increased safety… easy money… won’t cost you anything… we take care of everything. It’s so easy! Act Now! And just like the consumer who bought an Ab Roller expecting amazing results, these cities are realizing that the claims are all bogus. In reality, the answers are simple, but they are the answers that no one wants to hear. The person who bought the Ab Roller really just needs a trainer and a gym membership. The cities that bought red light cameras need to order an honest traffic engineering study for each problem location and listen the advice of true unbiased professionals who will most likely recommend that yellow light timing be increased.

More Automated Ticketing Contracts Terminated

Contract Terminated

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for beleaguered Redflex Traffic Systems after losing 3 contracts this week due to successful ballot initiatives, more bad news came this week when Upland, CA announced that they were terminating their contract with Redflex, as reported by Examiner.com.

Sgt Matthews of the Upland Police Dept. said they terminated the contract with Redflex and removed the cameras at the end of June. “They were not effective in our city. What matters to us is the effectiveness in the city of Upland.” The cameras were “ineffective in reducing collisions”, which was the point of the cams, he said.

A report prepared by the police chief mentioned frequently cited objections to automated ticketing machines in recommending termination of the contract:

• Cameras had “...little influence on the number of red light related collisions at monitored intersections. At times rear end collisions have actually increased.”
• The system tied up police resources that could be spent fighting real crime
• Illegal provisions in the contract.

In the end, the straw that likely broke the camel’s back was the fact that the city was losing money on the program.

Examiner.com also reports that neighboring city Montclair also decided to discontinue it’s program run by Nestor which was recently acquired by ATS.

Evidently, you can put a price on “photo safety.” Fortunately, few cities are willing to pay for it.

Breaking: Cameras Rejected Nationwide

Photo Radar / Photo Enforcement has never survived a public vote in the United States

Breaking News:  Automated ticketing schemes– including red light cameras– appear to have been defeated by public vote in two communities in Ohio as well as one in Texas.

Beleaguered Redflex Group of Australia appears to have failed in their attempts to keep their invasive surveillance and ticketing products on the roadways in Heath / Chillicothe Ohio, while American Traffic Solutions faces termination in College Station, Texas.

UPDATE: ATS paid community outsiders to hold pro-cam signs and call police on actual voters:

News 3 asked a consultant from “Keep College Station Safe” and ATS, if the two men were paid. The consultant, also from

Houston, told News 3 at least 12 people were “under contract.”