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6/2/2005
Ohio Red Light Camera Sign Creates Sticky SituationA trucker who panic-braked after seeing a red light camera warning sign created a massive syrup spill in Middletown, Ohio.
A truck spilled gallons of corn syrup yesterday at the intersection of Yankee Road and Verity in Middletown, Ohio after its driver, Todd Hellrigel, panic-braked after seeing a red light camera sign. He wanted to avoid being ticketed.
“If I get too many of them it can really hurt me as a truck driver,” Hellrigel told the Middletown Journal News. “I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t want to take a chance.”
The sudden stop popped open the seal on the top of the trailer causing 4,500 gallons ...
6/2/2005
A Single London Street: Cameras Issue $4.7 Million in Parking TicketsOn a single London street, parking ticket cameras generate $4.7 million in annual revenue. Meter maids generate another million.
6/2/2005
Australia: First Roadside Drug Test Victim to SueInnocent motorist John De Jong is suing the Australian government for defamation after police claimed he was the first motorist caught by roadside drug tests.
6/1/2005
Undercover BBC Reporter Becomes Meter Maid, Finds CorruptionBBC reporter applies for a job as a meter maid and finds widespread corruption, bribes and theft.
6/1/2005
Orange County, California Grand Jury Reports on Red Light CamerasThe grand jury in Orange County, California found serious accountability problems in the cities using red light cameras.
