Here’s a device that shields your license plate from Officer R2D2.

heh.

Next month, apparently: Knoxville’s first traffic enforcement cameras could be installed and operational within 30 days, said police, who are in the midst of finalizing a list of city intersections with the worst records of red-light-running drivers. The Knoxville Police Department, however, is doing its homework before deciding where to put anything. Time to buy […]

Heard on the news this morning the City Council voted to approve red light cameras.

I like Marc’s idea and it won’t increase the number of accidents.

I guess they must have caught some legislators speeding or something because they suddenly realize that they’re are some problems with them.

One of the worst decisions by Knoxville Mayor Haslam and his administration was the approval and installation of Redflex Red Light cameras. But much worse than that decision was the decision not to change the Yellow Light timing to ensure traffic safety. Whether this was oversight, incompetence, or greed will be difficult to ascertain. The […]

On the British isles, some folks really hate traffic cameras. So, they set them on fire. Never fear, big government has a solution: put in cameras to watch the cameras. Then they’ll put in cameras to watch the cameras that are watching the cameras.

In the little town of Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor was starting on his second cup of coffee when Barney Fife came storming in, “Andy we have to have red light cameras, Mt. Pilot has them”. Andy looked puzzled and asked, “Well Barney that’s what the Mayor said when he told us we had to build […]

A Case of the Vapors is back and addresses the local traffic camera debate. Read here and here. A taste: The problem this presents is if someone doesn’t pay a citation, will Redflex still receive compensation for the citation? According to this, it should and the City will have to pay Redflex from their share. […]

Michael Silence reports that City Councilman Steve Hall is calling for legislation to outlaw such revenue measures err cameras.

The Knoxville City Council approved a law allowing traffic cameras at intersections: The law allows the cameras, but it does not require them. Council members say they want a lot more information before they put a plan into action. “I just have some serious reservations about it overall, and there’s some unanswered questions that I’m […]

Michael Silence notes that the traffic camera issue is heating up. Local officials want them to increase revenue. An issue I have is the method of payment to the maker of the cameras. I recall reading where one city gave a percentage of fines to the manufacturer so they could defer the cost of these […]

Looks the Tennessee Department of Transportation is going to install interstate cameras to monitor traffic. They assure is It’s not big brother.

Tennessee’s AG has ruled against revenue err traffic cameras. Those managed by private companies, anyway.

A VP for a company that makes traffic cameras has been suspended for defending the cameras in the comments section at newspapers.

Tom Humphrey: Several legislators criticized the use of cameras to issue traffic tickets Wednesday during a hearing on whether state laws should be revised to put more restrictions on the practice. Representatives of police departments in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Gallatin told the House Transportation Committee that traffic cameras are reducing accidents and saving lives. But […]

Chuck: I’m sure it’s just me, but there just seems like there’s something wrong with law enforcement financially benefiting from enforcing the law. It’s not just you. Letting the officers keep their loot is a bad, bad idea. Almost as bad as revenue sharing with the companies that make traffic cameras. Now, there’s motivation to […]

Seems that in England, folks don’t like traffic cameras. So much so, that they’re destroying them. Here’s some pics of the mangled cameras.

Blake seems to think that the pending Knoxville traffic cameras are to prevent accidents because he’s disappointed to learn that: I’d like to link to a timely story in yesterday’s Washington Post which shows that the number of traffic accidents have gone up at intersections with traffic cameras. In fact, the cameras don’t seem to […]

Reader Tim Sheehy wrote this and I said I’d publish hit so here you go. This 4th of July be sure to: Buckle your seatbelt, Behave for the traffic cameras, Patiently wait at the sobriety checkpoints and hold your tongue if you feel the police officer at that checkpoint is too inquisitive, Don’t light up […]

Via Glenn, some courts and legislatures are taking on traffic cameras: Red light camera programs in at least 19 cities across the country are likely to be shut down this year following actions taken by courts and legislatures in the past two weeks. State legislatures threaten programs in Virginia, where 7 cities use the technology; […]

The Editorial staff of the Knoxville News Sentinel has penned yet another in the series of “Can I carry your water Mr. Mayor” Editorials. Except this time it is a different Mayor, it is Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. Bonus points for also carrying the water of the Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV. The subject […]

Whoever designed and timed the red-light structure from about Northshore Drive west needs to be taken out and shot. To all the drivers on I140, you’re dumb asses. Every morning, at about the Westland Avenue exit, traffic comes to a complete stop. Once I travel the additional couple of miles to my exit, I see […]

I hate when someone uses weasel words like failed to mention or never mention. Not mentioning something proves little, generally, unless it’s a blatant omission of some kind. But my real peeve about it is that it 1) generally implies intent to deceive; and 2) is usually a bullshit claim. Take for example this: As […]

Knoxville City Council approved the Redflex red lights cameras by a 6-3 vote last night. Only Steve Hall, Joe Bailey, and Joe Hultquist voted against the red light cameras. The closet thing to a poll on this is at the Knoxville News Sentinel online edition. The overwhelming majority of respondents are against the red light […]

This is my letter sent to each member of City Council: I am writing to ask you for your help. Over the years the yellow light duration has gone from 5 seconds to 3 to 4 seconds. This has created a safety hazard for intersections in Knoxville. I ask that you require City Engineering to […]

Michael Silence notes that the Knoxville Titty Council may approve a red light camera contract in October. Legislatures and courts keep scrapping the cameras and that the cameras correlate with an increase in traffic injuries. Also, the company that makes the cameras may be motivated to make a little extra money my monkeying with the […]

A reader sent me a scan of the Tennessee Department of Revenue Unauthorized Substances Stamp (note: Background on Tennessee’s Illegal Drug Tax can be found here). Here it is: It has a what I assume is a serial number. I also assume that means this is only the 127th one they sold. It costs the […]