Basin Bridge Camera Tickets

What they need are cameras to ensure trucks stay in the right lane.

If it does happen, I’ll throw those in the trash just like the ones in NOLA

Good. It was a horrible idea from the jump.

Why did they use a burning car in the article?

This was always a money grab with the way the bill was written with a $350 fine for the first offense, going up to $1,000 for all others with actually having to patrol.

All of these camera tickets are BS, I hope that the camera can show up in court so I can face my accuser in accordance with the 6th amendment.

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“We have to properly fund our criminal justice system,” said Miguez. “We want to make sure we deter crime in this state and make sure that we have a police presence.”

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“The last thing we need to do is make sure that these funds go towards a private entity and not straight to our locals," Miguez said.

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I realize it’s fairly obvious that most traffic enforcement is all about revenue generation, but it’s kind of nuts to see a state senator straight up admit it. I mean.. is the priority reducing speed in the basin bridge or collecting revenue?

I think they could mitigate the impact to the local sheriffs by letting them keep revenue for tickets that they write. I mean, surely the cameras don’t prevent their officers from patrolling the highway. I can’t help but wonder if they’re more concerned that the cameras might actually be effective at reducing average speeds across the basin - making it a much less target-rich environment for the cops.

Not that I’m in favor of speed cameras in the first place. I’m not. I just think it’s a little crazy that law enforcement agencies are arguing that revenue is more important than safety.