AAA Calls Red-Light Cameras 'Cash Cows'
Opposition Growing Against Use Of Red-Light Enforcement Cameras
POSTED: 5:51 p.m. EDT August 25, 2003
BALTIMORE -- The opposition is growing against red light cameras.
AAA, an automobile organization, is calling the cameras "cash cows" that shouldn't be used to balance budgets.
The organization is calling for more oversight of the program and guarantees that suspected violators can challenge the tickets in court.
Lon Anderson of AAA's Mid-Atlantic division said Baltimore's cameras generated $9 million in fines last year.
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AAA, an automobile organization, is calling the cameras "cash cows" that shouldn't be used to balance budgets.
The organization is calling for more oversight of the program and guarantees that suspected violators can challenge the tickets in court.
Lon Anderson of AAA's Mid-Atlantic division said Baltimore's cameras generated $9 million in fines last year.
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