Opinion | Ingram: How does a car pay a fine?
I am writing this letter to bring up the subject of speed cameras being set up in the valley. I was talking with a friend who lives in Denver on the subject. He volunteered to me that over the last six years he may have received around 20 citations generated by cameras. He admitted that he had ignored all and questioned the enforceability of the citations.
Based on what I have seen, the citations are practically being issued to automobiles, not humans. While it is also practical to assume the automobile is being driven by the owner, it is not necessarily a fact. So the question is …. How does a car pay a fine?
Does the burden of proof lay with the car owner or whomever issues the ticket? This seems like a large can of worms that has been partially opened.
Based on an article in the Daily some time back, more than 44,000 citations were issued in Vail — an astounding number.
I might suggest the speed limit in those given areas may be set too low.
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It also seems the company setting up and running the cameras is receiving more that 50% of the revenue. I am not a lawyer and it may take one to explain the ins and outs of this revenue generating scheme.
As nothing I see connects any of this to any law enforcement agency, how can fines first be issued and then enforced? I hope there is someone who can shed some light on this question.
Rex Ingram
Vail
