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June 28, 2012 By News Staff
No longer allowed to issue fines for the 40 red light cameras installed, New York City is looking for a way to make use of the cameras it already bought and paid for. On a radio program, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested the city could use the photos to “shame” traffic law violators.
The idea is to create an online “wall of shame” that displays the names and photos of traffic law violators, similar to DUI walls of shame created by many police departments across the country. Historically many judges have also issued creative, shameful punishments to offenders of minor crimes, usually requiring the offender to wear a sign or embarrassing clothing in public.
Shortly after New York City installed the cameras, state legislators overturned the law allowing fines from the cameras, an outcome Bloomberg decried. "And we just can't get Albany to give us the authority to just do whatever number makes sense for us," Bloomberg said last week during a radio appearance, as reported by Dana Rubinstein for Capital New York. "And why somebody from upstate should be deciding how many red light cameras we have or speeding cameras, another good idea, only in the crazy world of Albany."
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Why's Bloomberg upset? I thought the red light $cam was supposed to be about safety, not revenue. So what if the $cameras can't be used to ask for revenue, aren't they safe?
I think they should also be required to reimburse people who received the fines before the law was overturned. Then set them up in front of City Hall to record and shame all the people responsible for CityTime, E911 and other wastes of taxpayer money under Bloomberg.
Try public exposure of accidents or near-misses caught by the cameras. Show the idiots on their cell phones, reading or eating, and all the other unsafe activities. There's no point to simply showing red light violators but maybe they can show the other unsafe activities that are caught by the cameras. Also there's no crime in recording the license plates and makng that information public. I wonder how many uninsured, unregistered cars they'll catch.
This article is spreading false information.
you didn't actually come to this site for responsible journalism, did you?
To: Private Eye Plz contact me. My cell:201-926-9200. I have sued NYC & the camera vendors for re-imbursement of illegal RLC fines & would like to talk to anyone who has or has had a RLC "violation." Jos. Santoli