Increased traffic fines and cameras

[injdinjn]

L.A. drivers may get 'boot' after just 3 or 4 tickets - latimes.com

The budget crisis facing state and local governments is becoming particularly costly to California motorists, as officials turn to parking and traffic violations as a way to boost their depleted coffers. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants cities and counties to install speed sensors on red-light cameras to catch speeding cars. Fines would range from $225 to $325, and state officials estimate the change would generate more than $300 million for the state through the end of 2011.

 

[$uckin6]

It's getting a little ridiculous how the cops are looking at every little detail on cars now a days, i have a ford 9" with a full spool and under regular acceleration, my tires chirp as i negotiate a turn, i always get a stare from the cops, i wont do any street racing if the other car wants to we'll set up a date at the local track for some $, beats getting your car impounded or crushed on top of the fines

 

[injdinjn]

What a cash cow

Fines for red-light traffic violations jumped nearly 65% in L.A. County - latimes.com

In less than eight years, fines for red-light traffic violations in Los Angeles County have jumped nearly 65% from $271 to $446, about three times the region's rate of inflation, a Times review shows.

With traffic school fees, the total penalties now exceed $500.

Ever-vigilant photo enforcement programs run by more than two dozen agencies across the county have added a new degree of efficiency to catching violators and capturing revenue.

In November alone, Los Angeles County's Superior Court system processed an estimated 13,000 red-light tickets. And local agencies with camera systems generated nearly $1.6 million in revenue, with an even larger portion of the fines flowing to a combination of state and judicial programs, according to estimates obtained by The Times. Part of the local agencies' fine income goes to pay camera vendors, typically several thousand dollars per month per camera-equipped intersection.

Critics say the fines have become excessive and mainly a means for profit-making companies and cities to raise cash. But some police and traffic officials, as well as motorists, contend the penalties properly reflect the serious injuries, property damage and deaths that can result when drivers run red lights.

Los Angeles' red-light traffic camera program, which officials report netted more than $6 million last year after expenses, could be significantly expanded under a contract to be negotiated over the next 14 months.

Although adding more cameras could offer a welcome boost to a city dealing with a recession-driven budget crisis, officials say any expansion will be based on safety considerations.

No goal has been set, but internal City Hall discussions have included the possibility of adding cameras to blocks of eight intersections at a time and doubling the overall reach of the program to 64 intersections, officials with the Los Angeles Police Department told The Times. There are more than 4,200 signalized intersections in the city.

 

[turbolou]

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These fines have nothing to do with public safety only revenue generators & should fall under the statute of cruel & unusual punishment .

 

[XXX FUN]

Traffic Tickets Fines (01/06/2010)

Violation​

Total Fine Due​

VC 12814.6

214​

Failure to obey license provisions.
VC 14600(A)

214​

Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 16028(A)

796​

Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)
Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation date.
VC 21453(A)

436​

Failure to stop at a red signal.
VC 22350

214​

VC 22349
Unsafe Speed, 1 to 15 miles over the limit.
VC 22350

328​

VC 22349
Unsafe Speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
VC 22450

214​

Failure to stop at a stop sign.
VC 22454(A)

616​

Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.
VC 23123(A)

148​

Drive using wireless phone not hands free, First offense
VC 23123(A)

256​

Drive using wireless phone not hands free, For each subsequent offense.
VC 23123.5(A)

148​

Drive while wireless device to send, read or write text.
VC 23124(B)

148​

Minor drive using wireless phone.
VC 22500(I)

976​

Parking in a bus loading area.
VC 22507.8(A through C)

976​

Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense.
VC 22507.8(A through C)

1876​

Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense.
VC 26708(A)

178​

Unlawful material on vehicle windows.
VC 27150(A and B)

178​

Adequate muffler required
VC 27315(D and E)

148​

Mandatory use of seat belts.
VC 27360(A and B)

436​

Mandatory use of child passenger restraints
Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat diversion program.
VC 27400

178​

Headsets/Earplugs over both ears.
VC 27803 (A through C)

178​

Motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
VC 34506.3

616​

Commercial Driver - Log book violation
VC 4000(A)

256​

No evidence of current registration.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 4159

178​

Notify DMV of change of address within 10 days.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 5200

178​

Display of license plates.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 9400 (A through C)

178​

Commercial weight fees due.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

 

[cruzn57]

its all about revenue

has NOTHING to do with safety!
this state has become a $$ generator $$ monger.
CHP has resorted to cherry picking city streets now,
( CHP= calif HIGHWAY partol, NOT calif city patrol)
it isn't going to get better!

 

[turbolou]

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QUOTE/ XXX how much is the fine for driving while pretending your a chicken or some other farm animal.

 

[Darkcyde]

license plate scanners on prius's @ CSULB last year.

this year the LBPD have them too now, they just drive around and scan.

computers hooked up wirelessly to DMV and local PD, and terrorist data bases

I have seen cars towed and 'booted' mutiple times while @ school

I had a first encounter while a LBPD cheif was testing this on our campus last year, I covered my license plate when he came around, and boy he didn't like that at all. knowing that was perfectly legal but not being a smart ass about it, and me knowing about the capability of his cameras and computers, I gained his trust so to speak and he relaxed, it took him awhile though and he was very angry about what I did in front of his face when he came around the corner. but anyways, so if you have 3 tickets or more you get a boot, obviously a warrent will promote a PD officer to come, registration will get a fine, and I am sure there are others which it scans for but I am not aware of (like terrorist/patriot ect ect). The trick part is the officer driving this car never has to GET OUT. its all done wirelessly, there is a big computer screen in their car, partioned in halfs one side green one side red, if you trigger the system it will flash red, all he has to do is stop his vehical for a few seconds, press a GPS tracking pin to that location with the violation in the details then he just continues driving.

enjoy your day, soon those traffic light cameras will be live scanning for more then just running a red LOL!

 

[injdinjn]

Parking was a pain at CSLB in 1960. One of my classmates had a jeep so he parked out in what was then a dry sand lot. He got ticketed there even though there were no NO PKG signs. LOL
Another student had a VW or something small and left a trailer parked in a space then he would just pull up onto the trailer, one day the trailer was gone.
I would park in one of the housing tracts northeast of the campus, then the week before finals week they posted 2hr parking limit signs there, great timing.