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04-02-02, 11:37PM
{DENVER (http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,61%7E500215,00.html)} -- Photo radar was designed to keep roads safe, not to catch two-timing cads, says a state legislator who wants to change the state's photo-radar law to keep spouses from uncovering an affair.
Right now, when speeders are caught on photo radar, the photo, complete with image of driver and passenger, is mailed to the driver's home with a $40 ticket.
House Minority Leader Dan Grossman said he wants to amend a photo-radar bill so that those photos snapped of speeders - along with the potential evidence of someone's cheatin' heart - stay with police. "I call it the adulterers amendment. The purpose is to increase traffic safety, not to catch people cheating on their wives," he said.
Supporters of photo radar say it's a great way to keep cars from speeding through school zones and allows traffic cops to make better use of their time. Opponents say photo radar is a cash cow for cities, unreliable and an invasion of privacy.
"Of all the concerns with photo radar, this is pretty far down the list," said Stephen Keating of the Denver-based Privacy Foundation. "If someone was nailed for having an affair after getting a speeding ticket, some people would call that just deserts."
What do you think? Should they fix the camera? Is this a personal matter and of no concern to the government? Are cameras an invasion of privacy? :shutup:
Right now, when speeders are caught on photo radar, the photo, complete with image of driver and passenger, is mailed to the driver's home with a $40 ticket.
House Minority Leader Dan Grossman said he wants to amend a photo-radar bill so that those photos snapped of speeders - along with the potential evidence of someone's cheatin' heart - stay with police. "I call it the adulterers amendment. The purpose is to increase traffic safety, not to catch people cheating on their wives," he said.
Supporters of photo radar say it's a great way to keep cars from speeding through school zones and allows traffic cops to make better use of their time. Opponents say photo radar is a cash cow for cities, unreliable and an invasion of privacy.
"Of all the concerns with photo radar, this is pretty far down the list," said Stephen Keating of the Denver-based Privacy Foundation. "If someone was nailed for having an affair after getting a speeding ticket, some people would call that just deserts."
What do you think? Should they fix the camera? Is this a personal matter and of no concern to the government? Are cameras an invasion of privacy? :shutup: