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3/12/2018

Rhode Island, France, Italy: Speed Cameras Thwarted
Spraypaint, bullets and fire kept speed cameras from issuing tickets in Rhode Island, France and Italy last week.

A vigilante in Providence, Rhode Island, videotaped himself disabling a speed camera last week. GoLocal on Thursday showed footage of the device on Chalkstone Avenue being spraypainted with the messages "LOL" and "UR welcome" on the side. Another camera on Mount Pleasant Avenue had yellow paint covering its lenses. The camera on Peace Street was grabbed by vigilantes in January.

Heavy gunfire destroyed a speed camera in San Stino, Italy last week Monday. According to La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre, one shot hit the power supply, and a second blast hit the camera lens.

In Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, vigilantes set fire to the speed camera on King Abdul Aziz Road last Tuesday. Video of the camera burning was posted on YouTube.

In the Dordogne department of France, France Bleu reports that a number of automated ticketing machines were disabled last week. The camera on the D710 in Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire was painted orange, while pink paint and a sledgehammer was used on the camera on the D6089 in Coulounieix-Chamiers.