Income based fines for traffic camera tickets in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The income based fines don’t bother me as much as the sheer number of traffic cameras and the way the triggers are set. It’s outrageous to get tickets for totally safe driving practices just a few miles per hour over the speed limit. They deliberately place cameras to make money and not improve safety

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The income based fines don’t bother me as much as the sheer number of traffic cameras and the way the triggers are set. It’s outrageous to get tickets for totally safe driving practices just a few miles per hour over the speed limit. They deliberately place cameras to make money and not improve safety

This is all being driven by the collapse of downtown. They won’t cut spending and property taxes on office buildings are plummeting so the government wants drivers to make up the difference. This isn’t about safety.