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does Texas have school zone cameras
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Georgia has a bill in legislature to outlaw school zone cameras and it is favored to pass.....almost every town in Georgia has school zone cameras and they are a huge source of revenue for the town and the camera company (town usually gets 55-65% and camera company gets 35-45%).....one of the big complaints is that they leave these cameras on 24/7 and if you exceed the street or road posted speed limit by more than 10 mph,you get a ticket ....one of the more common complaints is that kids don't walk to school anymore and most schools are built back from the street or highway and kids not exposed to traffic..there is one in my town on a busy street but school is located two streets away and kids are not exposed to traffic on the busy street.. Georgia is one of 21 states that still allow red light cameras but not many cities have them due to complaints from citizens...the camera companies in some instances were shortening the time between red and green to generate more tickets and revenue .....this created enough complaints that most cities got rid of them....
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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None that I am aware of. We had red light cameras for a period, but Governor Abbot pushed for and got those legislated out. I think the legal argument was that cameras don't allow a defendant to face his accuser in court.
We do have school bus cameras though. Little irony there if you choose to see it.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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None that I am aware of. We had red light cameras for a period, but Governor Abbot pushed for and got those legislated out. I think the legal argument was that cameras don't allow a defendant to face his accuser in court.
We do have school bus cameras though. Little irony there if you choose to see it. Has anyone noticed since those red light cameras went away there are more red light runners? I notice it all the time now.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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PowerLizard
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None that I am aware of. We had red light cameras for a period, but Governor Abbot pushed for and got those legislated out. I think the legal argument was that cameras don't allow a defendant to face his accuser in court.
We do have school bus cameras though. Little irony there if you choose to see it. Has anyone noticed since those red light cameras went away there are more red light runners? I notice it all the time now. The cameras were not stopping red light runners. So many of them are driving an unregistered car it's ridiculous.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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None that I am aware of. We had red light cameras for a period, but Governor Abbot pushed for and got those legislated out. I think the legal argument was that cameras don't allow a defendant to face his accuser in court.
We do have school bus cameras though. Little irony there if you choose to see it. Has anyone noticed since those red light cameras went away there are more red light runners? I notice it all the time now. I personally run every light i can. If there is nobody there I consider it optional
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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When they did have cameras i got 2 tickets on the same day coming and going to fun n sun at the same intersection lol
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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When they did have cameras i got 2 tickets on the same day coming and going to fun n sun at the same intersection lol I was out of the country, Had my passports stamps to prove it and City of Dallas sent me a ticket for a vehicle I owned that was caught running a red light in North Dallas. I fought it by phone, sent in proof and copy of my passport stamp of entry and exit of USA, Only way to fight it was to drive to Dallas after the court kept rejecting my proof. Ticket was like $45 and not worth my time to drive to Dallas Court. Just another scam in my opinion.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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I thought they were going to address paper plates.
I see them everywhere now, mostly on older cars, probably illegal.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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outfishdya
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No speed cameras in Texas. Don't think they were ever a thing. I believe our LEO have to be present to ticket you, and then they have to be present if you choose to fight it. Red light cameras made intersections more dangerous. I was proven in multiple tests.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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Creating a police state isn't a viable answer in a free nation. We're never going to eliminate every crime and all risk. Personally I don't want to try.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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..the camera companies in some instances were shortening the time between red and green to generate more tickets and revenue .....this created enough complaints that most cities got rid of them.... Not only did they change the time the light was yellow to increase red light running, they also removed the crosswalk lights with the count down so you could not see how long before the light would change.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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We have a lot of school zones that are not needed. School zones were created back when kids walked and rode their bikes to school. That’s very rare these days, kids are dropped off and picked up now.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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Creating a police state isn't a viable answer in a free nation. We're never going to eliminate every crime and all risk. Personally I don't want to try. Amen.... "Government" needs to manage other people's money like it's sacred.... because it is. Then they wouldn't need to "find" nearly as many sources for "revenue." "Found money" is awful easy to spend.....
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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I thought red light cameras were banned because they could not prove who was driving. I think some buses have cameras.
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Re: does Texas have school zone cameras
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RayBob
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We have a lot of school zones that are not needed. School zones were created back when kids walked and rode their bikes to school. That’s very rare these days, kids are dropped off and picked up now.
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