Red Light Cameras are a perfect example of the routine scam that corrupt bureaucrats use to fleece the hardworking taxpayers.
Not only is there no evidence showing that cameras provide any legitimate safety benefit but countless scientific studies have repeatedly shown that red light cameras cause an increase in accidents.
The blatant corruption that openly transpires between criminal corporations and the politicians they bribe is beyond egregious. The fact that government officials knowingly and willfully put people’s lives in danger shows there is no length they won’t go to in order to extort more money from the public.
News reports have documented how yellow lights and green lights have been intentionally shortened in order to trap drivers with fraudulent tickets and expensive fines.
Red light cameras have no other purpose but to be a source of revenue generation for corrupt bureaucrats and their cronies which rake in billions of dollars as thousands of fraudulent fines are issued every day.
In the meantime innocent people are put into debt, go bankrupt, loose their license, and have their car impounded.
But the law doesn’t apply to officials who exempt themselves from liability in their publicly paid for motorcades that recklessly speed through red lights and flagrantly put people’s lives at risk every day.
Not only do the tax payers pay to install thousands of unnecessary and harmful cameras, and then pay billions of dollars in fines, fees, and extortion penalties, but then when the corruption is finally exposed in courts and public officials are arrested and found guilty defrauding the public, the public is stuck again paying the bill for all the multi million dollar legal settlements.
Videos – It’s a Scam
~ SCAM Uncovered. Red light and speed camera are for PROFIT – YouTube
Videos – Intentionally Shortening Yellow Lights and Green Lights
~ What Chicago Did With Red Light Cameras That Raked in Money Video – ABC News – Video
~ Short green lights found at some Chicago red light camera intersections – YouTube
~ $100,000,000 Scam ALERT! Florida Caught Shortening Yellow Light Timing – YouTube
~ Florida Shortening Yellow Lights to Boost Revenue? – Fox Business – Video
~ Florida “Yellow Light Shaving” Scandal Uncovered – American Traffic Solutions Implicated – YouTube
~ Police write red-light tickets at intersection with short yellow light – YouTube
~ Wrongly timed Beaverton light catches many drivers – YouTube
~ Some Chicago red light camera intersections have shorter green lights, rack up millions in fines – ABC7 Chicago – Video
Videos – Increased Accidents
~ American Traffic Solutions Red Light Cams Causing Accidents – Study – YouTube
~ Florida red light crashes are increasing – YouTube
~ Peoria Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents More than 100% – YouTube
~ Verify- Red light cameras may lead to more accidents. Is this true? – YouTube
~ Why red light cameras are a scam – Vox – YouTube
Videos – Fines
~ Red-light camera fines – where that money goes? CBS17 Raleigh – Video
Videos – Mayors are Exempt as their Publicly Paid for Motorcades Recklessly Speed Through Intersections
~ CAUGHT ON TAPE- Rahm’s motorcade caught speeding near school zones – YouTube
~ Mayor’s motorcade caught running red lights, driving wrong way – YouTube
Videos – Corruption
~ Chicago comptroller calls red-light cameras corrupt – YouTube
~ Chicago red-light camera bribe scandal spreads – YouTube
~ Crestwood Mayor Accused Of Taking $5,000 Cash Bribe From Red Light Camera Company – YouTube
~ Former state senator Martin Sandoval charged with red-light camera bribery – YouTube
~ National red light camera scandal may have ties to Colorado – YouTube
~ Red light cam company accused of bribery – YouTube
~ Oakbrook Terrace mayor resigns amid federal corruption investigation – WGN-TV – Video
Mainstream News Articles – Corruption
- Alleged red-light camera corruption comes out – and more- Mulshine – nj.com
- Ban proposed on red-light cameras, heart of bribery scheme – AP
- Ban Proposed on Red-light Cameras, Heart of Bribery Scheme – NBC Chicago
- Breaking- Cooperating lawmaker in corruption probe dies – thecentersquare.com
- Bribery trial involving Australian red-light camera company Redflex begins – The Guardian
- Central figure in suburban red-light camera corruption probe charged by prosecutors in Chicago – Chicago Sun-Times
- Charges filed against ex-City Hall manager of red-light camera program – Chicago Tribune
- Chicago insider who took $2 million in bribes in red light camera scandal gets 10 years in prison – Los Angeles Times
- Chicago’s red light camera system has lost credibility – Chicago Tribune
- Citing federal corruption investigation, Illinois comptroller to stop helping towns collect unpaid red-light camera fines – The Pantagraph
- City dropping red-light camera firm as probe heats up – Chicago Tribune
- City insider given 10 years in prison for red light cameras scandal – Chicago Tribune
- Column- Red light cameras and corruption – Chicago Tribune
- Cook County Official Patrick Doherty Indicted On Bribery Charges In Red Light Camera Probe – CBS Chicago
- Crestwood mayor charged in red-light camera bribery scheme, false tax return filing – MSN
- Crestwood Mayor indicted in alleged bribery scheme involving Red-Light Camera services – Suburban Chicagoland
- Crestwood Mayor Lou Presta Indicted in Red-Light Camera Bribery Scheme – Chicago News – WTTW
- Crestwood mayor charged in red-light camera bribery scheme, false tax return filing – MSN
- Ex-CDOT official John Bills sentenced to 10 years in Chicago red light camera scandal – ABC7 Chicago
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery – FOX40
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery – KGET 17
- Ex-Illinois Lawmaker Charged With Red-Light Camera Bribery – US News
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery – WTNH
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery – WTHI10
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery case – AP
- Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery case – Washington Times
- Ex-manager of Chicago’s red-light traffic camera ticketing program is federally indicted – ABA Journal
- Ex-Redflex CEO gets 30 months for aiding red-light camera bribery – Chicago Sun-Times
- Ex-Redflex CEO Gets 30 Months For Aiding Red-Light Camera Bribery – CBS Chicago
- Ex-Redflex exec pleads guilty to helping orchestrate $2M bribery scheme – Chicago Tribune
- Ex-state senator at heart of federal corruption probe dies – Articles – News – RBLandmark.com
- FBI Explains How It Took Down Chicago Red Light Camera Corruption – The Newspaper
- Feds Charge South Suburban Mayor With Corruption – WBEZ Chicago
- Fired red-light camera executive- Company bribed officials in 13 states, including NJ – nj.com
- Former Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval Charged With Bribery, Filing False Tax Return In Red Light Camera Probe – CBS Chicago
- Former Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Tax Evasion – NPR
- Former lawmaker’s death could affect federal corruption probes – Illinois – thecentersquare.com
- Former red light camera CEO indicted, federal probe expands – Chicago Tribune
- Former red light camera CEO indicted, federal probe expands – Chicago Tribune
- Former red light camera CEO pleads guilty in Chicago bribe scheme – Reuters
- Former State Senator Martin Sandoval charged with bribery, filing false tax return in red light camera scheme – MSN
- Illinois ex-lawmaker charged with bribery in red-light camera program – Fox News
- Illinois mayor charged in red-light camera bribery scheme – Crime-and-courts – pantagraph.com
- Illinois Mayor Louis Presta latest charged in red-light camera scandal – USA Herald
- Inspector general subpoena in red-light camera probe – Chicago Tribune
- Italian Officials Charged For Corruption In Red Light Camera Deal – Techdirt
- In wake of scandal, red-light cameras on the hot seat – OakPark.com
- Martin Sandoval charged with red-light camera bribery – The DePaulia
- Oakbrook Terrace mayor resigns amid federal corruption investigation – WGN-TV
- Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci Resigns Amid Reports Of Federal Investigation – CBS Chicago
- Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci resigns amid red-light camera probe – Chicago Sun-Times
- Oakbrook Terrace mayor resigns amid federal corruption investigation tied to red-light cameras – Chicago Tribune
- Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeed, local officials – The State Journal-Register – Springfield, IL
- Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeed, local officials – Capitolnewsillinois.com
- Redflex to pay $20 million to Chicago to settle lawsuit over red-light camera bribery – Chicago Tribune
- Red-Light Camera Business, O’Hare Janitorial Contractor Got Millions From PPP Loans – NPR
- Red-light camera companies can hire public officials as sales agents without disclosing it. That’s under federal scrutiny, and critics say the loophole should be closed. – Chicago Tribune
- Red Light Camera Corruption Probe Brings Guilty Plea In Ohio – The Newspaper
- Red-Light Camera Firm In Scandal Got Millions From Feds – WBEZ Chicago
- Red light camera vendor Redflex investigated for corruption – ABC7 San Francisco
- Red-light cameras possible source of corruption in Illinois – Belleville News-Democrat
- SafeSpeed investigation- Racketeering lawsuit targets red-light camera company, Martin Sandoval, Jeff Tobolski, other suburban officials – Chicago Sun Times
- South suburban mayor charged in red-light camera bribery scheme – The World News
- Timeline of red light cameras. How the red light scandal unfolded – Chicago Tribune
- Traffic camera firm to pay Chicago $20 mln after bribery scheme – Reuters
- With corruption accelerating, slam brakes on red-light cameras – effinghamdailynews.com
Independent News Articles – Corruption
- Chicago Official Sentenced in Red-Light Camera Corruption Case – Breaking911
- Corruption Scandal Forces Illinois Agency to Stop Collecting Red Light Camera Fines – Liberty Conservative News
- Feds- Red light camera firm paid for Chicago official’s car, condo – Ars Technica
- Former Redflex CEO, Liaison, And Chicago Official Indicted For Alleged Corruption In City’s Red Light Camera Contracts – United States Department of Justice
- Guilty- Corrupt ex-city official who pushed red-light camera deal convicted – Ars Technica
- Red Light Camera CORRUPTION In Fremont – California Political Review
- Red-light cameras a case study in Chicago corruption, waste and failure – Illinois Policy
- Red Light Cameras and Corruption- Ex-Chicago Official Convicted – Governing.com
- Shocking- Red Light Camera Company CEO And Chicago City Official Indicted On Corruption Charges – Techdirt
Mainstream News Articles – Extortion Racket
- Behind traffic cameras lurk less noble motives – Washington Times
- Motorists File Class-Action Lawsuit Against NYC Over Red-Light Cameras 3 Drivers Forced To Pay Up, Now Say They Were Set Up In City Money Grab – CBS New York
- The Red Light Running Crisis- Is it Intentional? Executive Summary – The Newspaper
- Red-light cameras generate revenue, controversy – USA Today
- Red light cameras kill civil liberties and invite corruption – Hartford Courant
- Red light cameras tag thousands for undeserved tickets – Chicago Tribune
- Safety or scam- Red light cameras under scrutiny? – CBS News
- Stoplight Traffic Cameras- Why Is Big Brother Ticketing You? – Popular Mechanics
- This may have happened to you- Revenue-hungry cities mess with traffic lights to write more tickets – Salon
Independent News Articles – Extortion Racket
- Caution- Red Light Cameras Ahead – U.S. PIRG
- Chicago Tribune Uses Science to Demolish Windy City’s Corrupt Red Light Camera Program – Reason.com
- Faulty red light cameras produced thousands of bogus traffic tickets – Ars Technica
- If It’s Not About The Money, Then Prove It – National Motorists Association
- Perfect enforcement- On the ground in the red light camera wars – Ars Technica
- Red-light camera monkey business may be a national trend – Ars Technica
- Red-Light Cameras are More About Money Than Safety – Digital Trends
- Red-light cameras are producing profits more than protecting drivers – Digital Trends
- Red Light Cameras – CBS Los Angeles
- Red Light Cameras, Drones, Surveillance and Other Government Scams to Fleece the Taxpayer – TheBlaze
- Red Light Cameras On The Decline, As Everyone Realizes They Don’t Make Roads Safer, They Just Make Money – Techdirt
- THE RED-LIGHT CAMERA SCAM – Smart Voter
Mainstream News Articles – Fines = Revenue
- Cities Collect $100 Million From Red-Light Cameras – The Texas Tribune
- Texas Red-Light Camera Revenue – The Texas Tribune
- Illinois Drivers Have Paid $1 Billion In Red Light Camera Tickets In The Last 10 Years – CBS Chicago
- Red-light camera fines – where that money goes? CBS17 Releigh
- Red-light cameras pull in $1 billion 10 years – Crain’s Chicago Business
- Wrong on red? Red light cameras rake in revenue for suburbs – ABC7 Chicago
Independent News Articles – Fines = Revenue
- After $1B in tickets and 4 corruption indictments, Illinois should shutter the red-light camera industry – Illinois Policy
- Illinois red-light cameras collected more than $1 billion from drivers – Illinois Policy
- Illinois red-light cameras have collected more than $1B from drivers since 2008 – Illinois Policy
Mainstream News Articles – Flawed
- City watchdog says red light program flawed, spikes still a mystery – Chicago Tribune
- City Watchdog Slams Management of Red-Light Camera Program – DNAinfo Chicago
- Red light camera management in Chicago ‘fundamentally deficient,’ IG report says – ABC7 Chicago
- Red Light Cameras May Issue Tickets Using the Wrong Formula – WIRED
Mainstream News Articles – Placed In Low Collision Areas
- IG- CDOT lacks proof Chicago red-light cameras at worst intersections – Yahoo! News
- Many red light cameras put in low-crash areas, Tribune study finds – Chicago Tribune
Mainstream News Articles – Increasing Accidents
- Corpus Christi, Texas Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents – The Newspaper
- I-Team- Red Light Camera Controversy – CBS Philly
- Red-Light Camera Backlash, Are They Causing Accidents? – ABC News
- Red-light cameras cause more accidents – The Star
- Red Light Cams Linked to Increased Rear-End Collisions – Time
Independent News Articles – Increasing Accidents
- New Study Says Traffic-Light Cameras Cause Accidents – Wired
- Red-Light Cameras Increase Accidents 5 Studies That Prove It – National Motorists Association
- Red-Light Cameras Increase Accidents – National Motorists Association
- Study Red Light Cameras Ineffective, Cause More Accidents – Big Think
Mainstream News Articles – No Safety Benefits
- Illinois- Study Finds No Benefit To Chicago Red Light Cameras – The Newspaper
- New Report Casts Doubt on Safety Claims of City’s Red Light Camera Program – DNAinfo Chicago
- Red-light cameras don’t reduce traffic accidents or improve public safety: analysis – Phys.org
- Tribune study- Chicago red light cameras provide few safety benefits – Chicago Tribune
Mainstream News Articles – Shorter Yellow / Green Light
- California- Grand Jury Slams City for Short Yellows – The Newspaper
- Cities Shortening Yellow Lights In Dangerous Fundraising Initiative – HuffPost
- City Yellow Lights Too Short, Judge Says Before Tossing Red-Light Tickets – River North – Chicago – DNAinfo
- City’s yellow light change caught 77,000 drivers – Chicago Tribune
- Colorado- Investigation Forces Yellow Light Changes – The Newspaper
- Denver, Colorado Caught Exploiting Short Yellow Lights – The Newspaper
- Did Florida shorten its yellow lights to rake in traffic camera revenue? – Slate
- EDITORIAL- Alexandria’s dangerous yellow-light game – Washington Times
- Experts- Chicago’s short yellow light times, red light cameras a risky mix – Chicago Tribune
- Experts- City Hall has the evidence to lengthen yellow light times – Chicago Tribune
- Fremont, California Caught Shortening Yellow Times – The Newspaper
- How Chicago’s red light ticketing turned yellow lights into cash – Chicago Tribune
- Lynwood red light camera with shorter yellow arrow near Lincoln Highway, Rte 30 is a trap, drivers say, but city disagrees – ABC7 Chicago
- Memphis traffic lights not set to national recommended length – WMC Action News 5
- Judge Determines Yellow Lights Too Short, Throws Out Red Light Tickets – CBS Chicago
- Red Light Cameras, Yellow Light Times – The Atlantic
- Red Light Traffic Camera Backlash After Chicago Shortens Yellow Lights – Time
- Report- Yellow Lights At Some Camera-Equipped NYC Intersections Too Short – CBS New York
- Shorter Yellow Lights- Are They Your Town’s Latest Cash Cow? – AOL
- Some Chicago red light camera intersections have shorter green lights, rack up millions in fines – ABC7 Chicago
- Tale Of The 3-Second Yellow Light – CBS News
- Tennessee- Refunds for Photo Tickets on Short Yellow – The Newspaper
Independent News Articles – Shorter Yellow / Green Light
- 6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit – National Motorists Association
- Chicago generated 77,000 additional red-light tickets by shortening yellow-light times, report says – ABA Journal
- Chicago Made $8 Million From Shortening Yellow Lights – Complex
- Chicago shortens yellow lights ticket standard, makes $8 million off new tickets – Slate
- Cities Shortening Yellow Traffic Lights for Deadly Profit – Alternet.org
- City Yellow Lights Too Short, Judge Says Before Tossing Red Light Tickets – TheExpiredMeter.com
- Red-Light Camera Information – Stop Short Yellow Lights
- Yellow Light Shortening Busted – The Truth About Cars
Independent News Articles – Increasing Number of Cameras
- Chicago dominates competition for most red-light cameras – Illinois Policy
- Chicago Uses Largest Number of Controversial Red-Light Cameras – Levinson and Stefani Injury Lawyers
Mainstream News Articles – Wrongfully Issued Tickets and Fines. Settled at the taxpayers expense.
- 17,000 N.J. red light camera fines dismissed because drivers never got the tickets – nj.com
- Chicago Red-Light Camera Settlement Worth $38.75 Million – NBC Chicago
- Chicago’s red light camera lawsuit could affect ‘hundreds of thousands’ of ticketed drivers – TimeOut Chicago
- City reaches $38.75 million settlement in red light ticket lawsuit – Chicago Tribune
- Judge- Red-light, speed-cam tickets ‘void’; city violated due process – Chicago Sun-Times
- Judge Rules Against City of Chicago in Red-Light Camera Suit, Declares Tickets ‘Void’ – NBC Chicago
- Judge rules Chicago red-light, speed camera tickets are ‘void’ – WGN-TV
- Lawsuit to get decades worth of Baton Rouge traffic camera fines refunded moves forward despite city-parish efforts – WAFB9
- Ohio town must pay back millions of fines collected from speed cameras, court rules – Fox News
- Settlement of red-light camera snafu to send refunds to 1.2M motorists – Chicago Sun-Times
- State Won’t Help Collect Red-Light Camera Fines, Comptroller Says – NBC Chicago
Independent News Articles – Wrongfully Issued Tickets and Fines. Settled at the taxpayers expense.
- How to claim a refund for your Chicago red-light or speed camera ticket – Illinois Policy
- Judge rules Chicago red-light and speed-camera tickets ‘void’ – Illinois Policy
- Judge Voids Tons Of Chicago Traffic Camera Tickets Over Due Process Concerns – Techdirt
- The Illinois Comptroller Will Cease Collecting Red Light Camera Fines Amid Corruption Scandal – Reason.com
Independent News Articles – “Non-Profits” for Red Light Cameras because of “Safety”
- Cameras’ Biggest Supporters – National Motorists Association
- “Stop Red Light Running” Exposed As Corporate Lobbying Group – National Motorists Association
Reports on Red Light Cameras
Caution- Red Light Cameras Ahead – PIRG – FULL REPORT PDF
Red Light Running Crisis- Is it Intentional? – FULL REPORT PDF
- Red-Light Camera Studies – National Motorists Association
- A long term study of Red Light Cameras and Accidents – FULL REPORT PDF
- EVALUATION OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERA ENFORCEMENT PILOT PROJECT – FULL REPORT PDF
- Exploratory Analysis of Red Light Camera Effectiveness in Chicago – University of Illinois at Chicago 2010 – FULL REPORT PDF
- OIG Reviews Red-Light Camera Program – Office of Inspector General – City of Chicago
- Red Light Running Crisis- Is it Intentional? – The Newspaper – FULL REPORT PDF
- Red Light Camera and Photo Radar Studies – War On Driving
- Red Light Camera Studies Show Increase in Accidents – Traffic Collision – Traffic Light
- The Impact of Red Light Cameras (Photo-Red Enforcement) on Crashes in Virginia – FULL REPORT PDF
Reports – Corruption
- Chicago Transportation Official Took Bribes for a Decade – FBI
- Former City of Chicago Transportation Official Sentenced to Ten Years for Corruption in Awarding of Red-Light Camera Contracts – United States Department of Justice
- Former City of Chicago Transportation Official Convicted of Corruption in Awarding of Red-Light Camera Contracts – United States Department of Justice
- Former CEO Sentenced for Bribery and Fraud Scheme Involving Red Light Camera Contracts in Ohio – United States Department of Justice
- Redflex Traffic Systems Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement with United States – U.S. Department of Justice
- Summary of the Internal Investigation into the City of Chicago Contract and Redflex Actions in Response – PDF
- United States of America V. John Bills – Criminal Complaint – PDF
Facts and Stats
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