Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional

Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by CWuestefeld on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:00PM (#47318297)

But that makes wildly different incentives to enforce, depending on the target. We all know this stuff is all about revenue enhancement, and in that capacity, the targets will become the whales.

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by estearum on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:56PM (#47318620)

Automated enforcement where fines are anchored to the KBB value of the car is The Way

Enlightenment and utopia across that simple bridge

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by unselect5917 on Monday March 09, 2026 @11:28PM (#47318795)

Devil's advocate: billionaire driving a beater (I'm not a billionaire, but I drive a beater)

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by lazyasciiart on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @12:26AM (#47319092)

Good for them. I’m willing to let them off easy to incentivize lower cost cars in general.

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by estearum on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @08:31AM (#47322342)

I am 100% fine with them "sneaking under the radar." Own goal.

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by pants2 on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @02:12AM (#47319589)

Or how about the curb weight of the car? Higher mass means you're doing a lot more damage in an accident. People might think twice about buying an F250 for their grocery getter.

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Re:Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconsti... by estearum on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @08:30AM (#47322335)

I'm fine with that as the tax basis but for penalties, this doesn't actually track with what's needed to produce deterrent at every income level

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