Home >Camera Enforcement > Red Light Cameras > Red Light Cameras Rejected in Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky

Related News Texas: ATS Labels Anti-Traffic Camera Initiatives Racist Missouri: Federal Judge Likes Red Light Cameras, Denies Class Action Refund California: Red Light Camera Programs Face Class Action Suit LAPD Test Finds License Plate Covers, Sprays Ineffective California Legislature Votes to Reduce Right Turn Fines View Main Topics: Camera Enforcement    Speed Cameras    Red Light Cameras    Revenue from Cameras    Camera Accuracy    Engineering/Signals Police Enforcement    Random Checkpoints    Speed Limits/Traps    Tickets and Cash    Seizure/Confiscation    Parking Tickets    Taxes and Tolls    Drunk Driving Laws Miscellaneous Issues    Miscellaneous    Hypocrisy    Bad Policy and Injustice    Propaganda    New Technologies    Privacy Issues The Revolt    Protests    Camera Destruction Subscribe via RSS or E-Mail Back To Front Page

3/8/2006 Red Light Cameras Rejected in Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky One state and two cities reject red light cameras. Red light camera proposals were rejected in one state and two cities yesterday. The Virginia House of Delegates defeated an effort to reinstate the controversial red light camera program that the legislature terminated last July. Senator Kenneth Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) had inserted a provision into an unrelated bill to reauthorize statewide photo ticketing and the bill passed the Senate 31-8 last week. The measure died yesterday when House Speaker William J. Howell (R) ruled the amendment was not germane. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted 13-2 to direct Mayor Teresa Isaac to drop the idea of installing red light cameras. No Kentucky cities use photo ticketing as the state Senate voted decisively in 2000 against a bill that would have made the practice legal in the state. Lexington officials who have expressed interest in proceeding with the project despite the council vote could face sanctions from the council. Montgomery, Alabama's city council also voted 5-4 to reject a measure to authorize red light cameras. The vote was a blow to Mayor Bobby Bright who was counting on the revenue from the $50-100 citations.

Front Page | Get Updates | Site Map | News Achive | Search | theNewspaper.com: A journal of the politics of driving