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7/18/2006
Australia: Speed Camera Chief Caught on CameraGovernment officials in Victoria, Australia received A$17,800 in camera tickets and parking fines.
Victoria, Australia's top speed camera official, Police Minister Tim Holding, was himself cited in a speed trap doing 67km/h (41 MPH) in a 60km/h zone (37 MPH) in February. His employees collected the A$134 fine from him and assessed one demerit point against his driving license. Holding has more than one prior speeding ticket on his record.
"I am happy to cop it sweet when I've done the wrong thing," Holding told the Herald Sun newspaper. "Forcing motorists to drive at the posted speed limit ...
7/17/2006
Falls Church, Virginia Silences Ticket Quota CriticTwo veteran police officers critical of ticket quotas in Falls Church, Virginia have been fired or suspended.
7/17/2006
France Seizes Pair of Supercars Worth $300,000A speed trap will net the French government over $300,000 from just two vehicles that were over the limit.
7/17/2006
Ireland: Speed Camera Refund Over Illegal Speed LimitIreland to refund nearly 400 speed camera fines issued to motorists driving under the speed limit in Donegal County.
7/16/2006
Oklahoma: Speed Trap Police Department Shut DownThe speed trap town of Shamrock, Oklahoma will lose its police department because its officers are not properly certified.
