The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum U. S. Traffic Laws

In B.C., Canada, they used to have Photo Radar, which as Joe mentioned took photos of the license plates of speeding cars. On the basis of those photos, tickets were issued to the owner of the vehicle, even if the owner wasn't driving. The Province had the screwball idea that an owner of a vehicle was wholly responsible for anything that the vehicle owned was involved in. Unfortunately, Canada doesn't have a Bill of Rights like the U.S. and therefore there is no legal defense one could use to argue against it in court. Fortunately, however, Photo Radar was abandoned because it was determined that it didn't reduce traffic accidents. And, I suspect that there was even more political reasons behind its removal. There is currently more talk about bringing it back. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rolleyes2.gif" alt="" />

In the situation you described, it has been my experience that those overhead signs which flash your speed (they are here too in places) are simply to alert the driver that they are traveling over the posted speed limit. Whether or not there are cameras attached to these signs in your area is something you would have to research. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,