Two Baltimore Speed Cameras Set on Fire

In Britain, burning speed cameras appears to be a national pastime:

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm

In this economy, more and more people will get upset when they got tickets by these money ripping camera and we'll hear more and more burning down camera in the states.

Poor little cameras. Can we set up a fund for them?

I against all crime, but is this a crime. The cameras in NYC are high and seem to be all metal. Oh well.

a tear of joy

The link works for me.

http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/...

It would be far more effective to get rid of the politicians who put them in place than get angry at the camera.

On the other hand, if it costs the companies that put them in place - so be it.

Fred

Seems the real question is "Do they change drivers' habits?" Someone exceeding the speed limit by 12 mph is clearly driving illegally, and should be "encouraged" to slow down. None-the-less speed cameras are a real nuisance.

It's not only there. It's happening everywhere if cameras are installed. www.thenewspaper.com from time to time makes compilation of this type of accidents from all over the world. Few examples:

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/36/3689.asp

In my little small town in Maryland, the first eight months of four speed cameras issued 38,000 tickets. And they give you ten mph. Most of these are people passing through town. That is a real problem. I have been passed on this stretch of road, 35 mph and double solid lines. Speeding, red-light running and ignoring STOP signs is a real problem that needs to be dealt with.

the buggers would get the hint, wouldn't you?

I never thought of hanging a 'tyre' over the thing, filling it with petrol and flaming it... Those guys have too much free time (and anger issues) on their hands...

Keep up the good work.

It would be far better to ban the cameras through legal means, but when politicians do not follow the will of the people, I guess this is what you get.

I've noticed a lot of these speed cameras are using laser. I've found the best solution to be a set of laser shifters installed on the car, then they are not able to determine your speed as you drive past. Never received a ticket from the cameras regardless of the speed I'm traveling

for the vandalism in Baltimore.

http://tinyurl.com/aal9qrm

I drive thru Baltimore frequently abd the Yellow light on the traffic signals is virtually non-existant.

The one story shows how much the citizens have been getting ripped off with these revenue generators.

They make the fine just small enough that you don't want to take a day off of work to go to court... so you just pay the fine even though you KNOW the ticket is bogus.

Cops can't determine which officer reviewed the ticket.

Maybe this will cut down on Speedcamera vandalism and lower the speed at which people drive.

http://www.dump.com/speedcamera/

Is everyone sure that these speed cameras are not just spontaneously bursting into flame because they are going too fast.

yeah that is probably it...so many flashes that they just went up in flames...so very sad.

They know exactly who reviewed the ticket. He is required to appear in court if the ticket is challenged. If they don't have a list of who reviews them, anyone could challenge any ticket and they would have to dismiss it because they don't know what officer to send to court. If they send just any officer they would be lying in court.

Someone put a couple of slugs in one of Santa Fe's speed cameras last summer.

I read this and pictured slugs (like Banana slugs) in a camera, and thought to myself, "Why would somebody do that?!".

Need more coffee, stat!

~Angela