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Six Cities Busted For Traffic Camera Scams

Union City, California; Lubbock, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Springfield, Missouri; Dallas, Texas and Chattanooga, Tennessee — you're all on notice. We already hate the idea of the omnipresent big brother handing out speeding tickets through the watchful eye of the traffic camera, but when the deck is stacked in the states' favor, it's time to call shenanigans. All six of these cities have been accused and found guilty of excessively short amber cycles on certain traffic camera equipped intersections — a convenient way to pickpocket unsuspecting drivers as they pass though an intersection. More »

10:45 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,614 views, 44 comments

Latest by longlocks: I would certainly pause at every yellow light in these cities! I'm glad that they were caught. Hopefully this will keep other areas from doing the same. more »