While in Arizona this weekend, I passed numerous “photo enforcement” zones. Towing an ATV trailer in high winds, I was nowhere near breaking the speed limit but I despised them anyway.
Thank goodness they weren’t making Arizona money, and they are now being canceled. Don’t fool yourself that this was about safety – it wasn’t then, and cancellation isn’t now, ever about safety.
Janet Napolitano, currently failing head of Homeland Security, and then failed governor of Arizona, instituted the program. Mistreating citizens while pampering illegals and terrorists seems her modus operandi.
Driving by these things irritated me. Government taking pictures of me as I drive. Sending tickets to the owner, but not driver of the vehicle. Big brother stuff. Good riddance.
May 8th, 2010 at 9:53 am
I’ve heard it mentioned that if you remove your front plate, and put on one of those dealer paper plates that say ” Longo Toyota” or whatever, they can’t send you a ticket. They have to have both front and rear plates.You can even do front and rear if your car is new enough to look like you might be waiting for the DMV to send you your plates.
If you get cited for not having a plate, you put the real plate back on, get the ticket signed off, pay the $20 fee, then put the paper plate back on. You can do this about 15 times before it equals the cost of one of these bogus tickets, and its never a moving violation.
Any car dealer will be more than happy to give you a handful of these; they like the advertising.
Of course, I would never advocate such a thing, I’m just saying…
May 8th, 2010 at 11:55 am
my van only has a rear plate, and those were blocked by the ATV trailer.
I don’t see a spot to put one up front.