Scott, It is because of a lot of the issues that you mentioned that the state legislature several years ago prohibited speed enforcement cameras (phot radar) that Madison was ready to experiment with. What we are talking about in Wisconsin for red light cameras is a civil fine, like a parking ticket, as opposed to a moving violation. Thus all we would need is the registration plate, not a picture of the driver. As a civil fine there should be no points towards losing your driving privileges or insurance implications. Before people jump on this, we are taking this approach because of the existing prohibition on photo radar for speed enforcement due to privacy with respect to taking pictures of the driver, and the issues Scott mentioned. This is already the law of the land, so don't get too hot about that on this list. Vent to your state legislators if you feel a need to vent. I'm just trying to fill in a few details without submitting a 20 page report on this topic.
Arthur Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225 _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
