The red-light camera debate just won’t seem to go away in Hillsborough, Tampa and Bradenton. Thanks to a ruling in Aventura that called the red-light cameras illegal, the debate is raging once again on whether these devices are legal, constitutional, money makers, safety devices or a combination of all of the above. Now comes this story from Dayton, Ohio where the city has installed cameras to catch people who run red lights and is getting ready to use those same cameras to issue speeding tickets as well.
According to the Dayton Daily News nearly 50% of the city’s red light camera tickets are unpaid. Not only that but the city, according to Dayton’s finance director, has no incentive to make the people pay the citations. The police are considering booting or towing vehicles that have not paid the tickets but is that the best way to allocate the time of a law enforcement department ready facing tight budgets? If police are spending their days booting cars that were caught on tape rolling through a red light, the cameras will cost cities more than they are generating.

If you have been cited for running a red light in Tampa or anywhere in Hillsborough County and are in need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact experienced Traffic Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourTicket.com. Also you can contact Stephen by stopping in our new Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.