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City Caught Trapping Drivers with Short Yellow Light
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By David M. Bresnahan
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Now there is evidence to support the claimsof millions of motorists that they do not deserve to get thoseautomated red light camera traffic tickets.
Union City, Calif. has been forced to refund $1 million in finesimproperly collected from a red light camera at an intersectionwith a short yellow light. The city has also agreed to refundmoney paid by some to go to traffic safety school.
Drivers have always complained that they received a ticketimproperly, but proving the camera was at fault was impossiblefor the average motorist. The situation gives solid support todrivers who use PhotoBlocker (tm) spray as a form ofself-defense against faulty red light and speed cameras.
Union City turned on the red light camera in July, but wascaught in September trapping motorists with a yellow signal timethat was 1.3 seconds below the minimum required by state law,according to published reports. The city mailed out over 3,000fines since the cameras were put in place charging $351 each.
What had been thought to be a great new revenue source for thecity has become a major expense instead, placing into questionuse of the red light camera. It is estimated that increasing thelonger yellow light time by 1.3 seconds in Union City willreduce the number of tickets generated by the camera by 80percent or more.
This places into question the use of red light camerasnationwide. How many other cities have short yellow lights inorder to produce higher revenues from fines?
Drivers have lost confidence in the faulty technology and areturning to a simple method of self-defense - PhotoBlocker (tm)spray.
PhotoBlocker (tm) is a simple aerosol spray that when applied toa license plate does not in any way alter the appearance of theplate to the naked eye, but the flash picture from a red-lightcamera or speed camera makes the number on the plate unreadable.
"Drivers are tired of getting tickets they do not deserve. Thecost in time and money to defend themselves is excessive, sothey would rather use our spray to save money by preventing theunjust tickets. We want our roads to be safe, and we do notencourage anyone to break the law. But we know how frustratingit is to get a ticket you do not deserve," explained Scott.
The demand for cans of PhotoBlocker (tm) spray grows steadilyevery month, with sales of over 300,000 cans protecting over 1million vehicles on six continents.
"We get calls, e-mails and letters from many professionals whoare very happy with the effectiveness of PhotoBlocker spray.Journalists, doctors, lawyers, firefighters, teachers, andjudges themselves have resorted to using PhotoBlocker spray toavoid entrapment," said Scott.
The company is located in Washington, D.C. and has a web site atwww.PhotoBlocker.comprovides full details about the product and the need foraffiliates to help get it to more consumers.
Contact: Joe Scott 703-624-9318 joe.scott@phantomplate.com
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