My questions are: 1. Does your state/province have photo radar?
Not that I know of (Ca.)
2. Has it ever? (I'm pretty sure Colorado stopped using them, and Ontario as well)
Don't think so.
3. What stops them parking one on the side of an interstate and generating HUGE amounts of cash based on the FHWA's comments above...
There is a rather strange phenomenon surrounding speed limits here in Ca. and I believe it extends at least to some extent to the rest of the states. The speed limit is a rather general guideline for the most part ignored by all but a few. You can cruse at 70 mph on a 65 mph limit freeway, and as long as you're not driving like a moron (tailgating, weaving, passing in the slow lane etc.) you are probably never going to get stopped. The highway patrol generally cruses at 5-10 mph above the speed limit themselves, usually with a train of cars right behind them, matching their speed. Speeds of 10-15 mph above the limit are commonplace. The same kind of behavior occurs on surface streets. Residential limits are usually 25 mph, but you seldom see anyone going that slow.
Personally, I think the whole setup is stupid, and would welcome an enforcement system that requires adherence such as photo radar. I would expect that they actually raise the freeway limit to 70-75. The way it works now, most of the traffic is exceeding the limit, but you'll get some self righteous driver chugging along in the fast lane doing the limit, clogging up the works. If people are driving recklessly, there are laws against that as well.
4. Is the reason for not having them the presumed guilty until proven innocent method of infringement ticketing?
I think that the owner of a vehicle should be held responsible for that vehicle no matter who is driving it.
Doug
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