Click It or Ticket Insanity

[Ron61]

A great deal has changed as it is all about generating money now. Not the police officers fault as they are just doing what they have to. But there has been an on going fight in Redding for the past couple of months now over the traffic cameras versus police handing out tickets. One person is going to court, not because he didn't break the law twice in the same spot but because of the way the fines are set. He turned right on a red light without coming to a complete stop and an officer saw him and gave him a ticket. I believe the paper said it was around $75 but am not sure on that. A week or so later he did the same thing at thee same spot and the traffic camera caught him and that ticket was $475. That I am sure of because there have been so many of them lately. His complaint and what he is fighting is that tickets issued because of being caught on camera in other states averages out to just over $100 I believe it is and here it is $475. Also why the huge difference if an officer stops you and writes a ticket and if you get caught by a camera? It is going to be interesting when he gets to court to see how that is handled.
My last ticket was in 1969. I now drive within the speed limits and make sure that I come to a complete stop at all stop signs or lights.

Ron