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5/28/2005
AutoFind Competes With Bootfinder Car Confiscation SystemMajor cities moving forward with AutoFind plate scanning for ticketing and car confiscation.
Several major cities are testing the AutoFind camera system for the purposes of scanning, ticketing, and sometimes seizing parked vehicles. Made by AutoVu in Montreal, Canada the $80,000 to $100,000 system uses a set of cameras mounted on a car and connected to a sophisticated optical character recognition program loaded onto a laptop. The software can examine 1,000 car plates per hour.
Boston began beta-testing the device in July 2004 and is now using the system to ticket any cars inadverten ...
5/27/2005
Ohio Vote Hits Red Light Camera CEO for $223,000Bill restricting the use of cameras in Ohio costs Australian CEO of Redflex $223,000 in stock value.
5/27/2005
Individuals Fight Back Against Parking TicketsCanadian website, UK businessman fight back against parking tickets designed to generate revenue.
5/27/2005
Brentwood, UK Camera Torched a Second TimeA Brentwood, UK speed camera is torched just a short time after it had been replaced.
5/26/2005
Missouri: Road's Speed Limit Lowered, Accidents Went Up.Missouri officials thought they would reduce accidents by lowering the speed limit on a stretch of road. The opposite happened.
