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12-07-2010, 08:37 AM
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Welcome to Thunderdome
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Location: Irish Channel
Age: 31
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Originally Posted by Colin311
What about if the citation gets sent to an address you no longer live at? How can they possibly do anything to you if you never knew anything about it? They don't contact you by phone or email.
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I was trying that. The problem is regardless of your response, they can tag your car for a boot or to be towed. I went ahead and payed it, but I'm really upset about it, especially after seeing the video. By all reasonable and human judgement, I came to a stop. No cop would have EVER pulled me over for it. But I guess it fits within the lines of their violation standards for the camera.
I wish the city would just tax me more. At least it'd be honest. It makes me want to leave New Orleans. The city government has absolutely no regard for productive citizens who make what little we have of an economy work.
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12-07-2010, 11:18 AM
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#107
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Hijacked a rainbow
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Million miles of memories on that road
Age: 38
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Originally Posted by Shawn
The ticket for the same violation in my area is now $486.
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 That is INSANE!!!
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12-07-2010, 11:21 AM
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Hijacked a rainbow
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Million miles of memories on that road
Age: 38
Posts: 10,463
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Originally Posted by Brennan77
I was trying that. The problem is regardless of your response, they can tag your car for a boot or to be towed. I went ahead and payed it, but I'm really upset about it, especially after seeing the video. By all reasonable and human judgement, I came to a stop. No cop would have EVER pulled me over for it. But I guess it fits within the lines of their violation standards for the camera.
I wish the city would just tax me more. At least it'd be honest. It makes me want to leave New Orleans. The city government has absolutely no regard for productive citizens who make what little we have of an economy work.
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Not to mention, NO probably only sees a tiny percentage of the fine. When we had them here in NC, a study was done and for a $50 fine, the state was getting under a dollar of that.
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12-07-2010, 11:23 AM
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party lamp
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Section 537
Age: 42
Posts: 22,837
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Originally Posted by grimacing_lummox
I got a ticket from a JPSD for flicking a cigg butt out of my window. I did so without thinking because he was pulling up next to me and, I didn't have my seat belt on and, flicked it right before I hurried to get the belt on. He said "I wouldn't normally ticket for this but you flicked it AT ME"
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No offense, but I'm glad they ticketed you for that. I don't care if someone smokes, but they should keep their litter in the car.
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02-16-2011, 09:37 PM
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Hall-of-Famer
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 4,294
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brennan77
I was trying that. The problem is regardless of your response, they can tag your car for a boot or to be towed. I went ahead and payed it, but I'm really upset about it, especially after seeing the video. By all reasonable and human judgement, I came to a stop. No cop would have EVER pulled me over for it. But I guess it fits within the lines of their violation standards for the camera.
I wish the city would just tax me more. At least it'd be honest. It makes me want to leave New Orleans. The city government has absolutely no regard for productive citizens who make what little we have of an economy work.
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the lil lady got one in the mail last week. it really is a shame. still no answers to this dilemma? same situation, stopped, but apparently not to the cameras liking.
as much as i love the city, and people of it, city hall really does drive me nuts sometimes.
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02-22-2011, 03:08 PM
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Us Against The World!
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Hammond and Covington
Age: 23
Posts: 4,115
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Thank god st. tammany doesn't have traffic cameras. Or at least the ones that are meant for giving people tickets.
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02-22-2011, 03:15 PM
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Finish Strong!
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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In Canada(at least in my area) we can turn on red lights without really stopping at all, nobody ever comes to a complete stop. Always like 10km/h roll through the right turn on a red, even in Toronto.
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02-22-2011, 03:20 PM
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ALL-MADDEN TEAM
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Uptown NOLA Girl
Posts: 2,102
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Originally Posted by LKN H20Girl
Not to mention, NO probably only sees a tiny percentage of the fine. When we had them here in NC, a study was done and for a $50 fine, the state was getting under a dollar of that.
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This is what I used to think, but the city gets the vast majority of the fine. so Brennan, thanks for helping to keep my taxes down lol. 
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02-22-2011, 08:48 PM
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Resident Beer Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2004
Age: 28
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Originally Posted by Saint Sarah
This is what I used to think, but the city gets the vast majority of the fine. so Brennan, thanks for helping to keep my taxes down lol. |
Link? I don't doubt you but I have heard otherwise...
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02-23-2011, 09:40 AM
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ALL-MADDEN TEAM
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Uptown NOLA Girl
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Originally Posted by TC Baby
Link? I don't doubt you but I have heard otherwise...
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Not to go all Truck Man on you, but I have inside sources. I'm not sure if the payment information is public and am too lazy to look. Due to professional restrictions, I can't divulge any further.
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02-23-2011, 12:20 PM
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Word.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Downtown Carrollton
Age: 35
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The payment information certainly should be public, but I've never seen it posted or reported anywhere.
trunkman's sources have indicated to me that the contractor receives something in the neighborhood of $15-$20 per paid ticket, with the rest of the fines going directly to the city.
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02-23-2011, 07:03 PM
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E tan e epi tas
Join Date: Jul 2002
Age: 43
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Most of the fine goes to the state. A portion goes to the city. The company owning the cameras has a set fee they receive for each infraction. Traffic cameras were being considered here and if I'm not mistaken it was less than $10 a citation. For some reason i really want to say it was $1.
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02-24-2011, 08:59 AM
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Word.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Downtown Carrollton
Age: 35
Posts: 2,113
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Quote:
Originally Posted by southland22
Most of the fine goes to the state. A portion goes to the city.
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I don't know if you're talking about your own city, but no part of the New Orleans traffic camera revenues goes to the state of Louisiana.
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02-24-2011, 09:03 AM
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ALL-MADDEN TEAM
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Uptown NOLA Girl
Posts: 2,102
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mb504
I don't know if you're talking about your own city, but no part of the New Orleans traffic camera revenues goes to the state of Louisiana.
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This is correct information.
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02-24-2011, 09:05 AM
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#120
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ALL-MADDEN TEAM
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Uptown NOLA Girl
Posts: 2,102
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Quote:
Originally Posted by southland22
Most of the fine goes to the state. A portion goes to the city. The company owning the cameras has a set fee they receive for each infraction. Traffic cameras were being considered here and if I'm not mistaken it was less than $10 a citation. For some reason i really want to say it was $1.
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Would you be able to explain why any politician in any city would sign off on a horrifically unpopular project for a mere $1 or $10 a ticket?
That would be signing your own political death warrant.
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