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10/21/2013
Australia: Police Hide Speed Cameras For SafetyVictoria, Australia allows speed cameras to hide behind bushes and at the bottom of hills claiming they would be attacked if seen.
The speed trap is as old as the automobile itself. In 1905, police in New York City used hollowed out trees to conceal themselves from passing motorists in a sophisticated trap. One officer would start a stopwatch and telephone ahead to a colleague down the road who would confirm when the car passed a known distance so the clock would be stopped. A chart provided an estimate of the driver's speed. One hundred and eight years later, the impulse to hide from the public remains just as strong.
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10/20/2013
Australia, Italy: Speed Camera Spin And SwerveAustralians swerve at speed cameras while Italians spin them around.
10/18/2013
Washington: Activist Predicts Initiative Will End Red Light CamerasInitiative cruising to passage in Washington state could spell trouble for photo enforcement industry.
10/17/2013
UK: Privacy Report Blasts Use Of License Plate CamerasBritish civil liberties group warns system that started as a way to spot stolen cars has become a mass surveillance tool.
10/16/2013
DC Cabbies Sue City Over GPS SpyingTaxi drivers sue Washington, DC over GPS tracking of cabs and their passengers.
