In addition to the traffic red-light cameras, traffic speeding cameras are showing up at a exponential rate on city streets and highways near you. To be honest, I can easily cope with red-light traffic cameras despite the fact they their main purpose is to add funds to local communities rather than to protect its citizens. In any case, running red-lights is very dangerous so I think if you receive a ticket for running the red-light, then you most likely deserve it. However, when a car is tagging too closely behind me, I have certainly pushed through a light to avoid being rear-ended. In fact, red-light cameras are increasing the number of rear-end accidents.

Traffic speeding cameras are even on I-95 now. I was driving late one night in Washington, D.C. last autumn. I don’t go to D.C. that often and was in unfamiliar territory. I noticed that the speed limit was 25 mph and made a conscious effort to adhere to it. However, I was going down hill and I inadvertently allowed my car to pick up speed. I reached 35 mph. My kids asked, “What was that flash?”. I told them that I think that it was a traffic speed camera. I actually did not know they were used for detecting driver speed and giving out tickets at the time. My knowledge was confined to red light cameras. My educated guess was correct. I received a ticket in the mail for $150 for only exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph. It is so easy to pick up a few extra mph while driving downhill; it could happen to anyone.

These cameras have moved to the interstate as well. Signs are posted on for them on I-95 in Maryland. At least you are forewarned. Almost everyone speeds on the interstate. In fact, try to drive the speed limit on I-95 and you may get run over.

If traffic cameras are not in your community, they definitely will arrive in the not too distant future. Private companies are working hard to ensure this based on false safety claims. These cameras are easy money for the local districts and private companies.

If you never exceed the speed limit, then traffic cameras shouldn’t matter at all to you. I, however, don’t know any driver who adheres to the speed limit judiciously. Even if you make your best effort to stick to the speed limit, you still have to watch out for your vehicle picking up speed while driving downhill.

Big Brother is watching and lurking to take your hard earned money out of your pocket; anywhere from $100 to $400. Given the rapid rise of traffic cameras, the probability that you will receive a ticket from on of these devices is nearly inevitable. There are a number of ways that you can protect yourself against these cameras. The best protection by far, according to my research, is a spray that last the life of your license plate. This spray make your car virtually invisible to traffic cameras.

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