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United States News Title: Veto keeps the red-light cameras rolling COLUMBUS — Gov. Bob Taft on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the state legislature that threatened to block cities' ability to use automated cameras to catch motorists who run through red lights. The cameras, which are in use in Dayton, Trotwood, Middletown and Springfield, are triggered when a car fails to stop at a red light, and they take a picture of the vehicle, its license number and the person behind the wheel. The cities use the information the camera captures to support citations ordering offenders to pay fines. Extras Latest headlines * Cooperation key to productive term in split Statehouse * Barbara Cox Anthony Scholarships to reward outstanding area students * Crash that killed Troy woman under investigation * Title game inspires triumph beyond football * State's standing hinges on bipartisan game Most popular 1. Dispute over check leads to a choking 2. Missing woman's remains discovered 3. Dayton Mall site of parking lot scuffle 4. Butler commissioner grateful after ordeal 5. Patricia Wenner's body identified 6. Bengals spokesman: Lewis not going to Steelers RSS feedsGet latest headlines via RSS feeds A bill passed by both the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives in December would have prohibited using the cameras to take drivers' pictures. And it would have allowed motorists to simply deny that they had broken the law, forcing the cities to prove their guilt without photographic evidence. In vetoing the bill, Taft said cities are in the best position to determine where they need added traffic enforcement and that they should have the flexibility to enforce traffic laws as they see fit. Taft said the bill "unjustifiably eliminates the discretion of our locally elected and locally accountable officials in favor of a one-size-fits-all method with essentially unenforceable penalties." Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin said she personally called Taft and asked that he veto the bill "as a Christmas present to the cities in Ohio." McLin said the cameras have been effective in reducing violations not only in Dayton but in other communities where they are in use. "It's only good sense that we be allowed to use technology when it's available," McLin said. "Using the cameras frees our police officers for the other work they have to do to keep people safe." Camera cities Miami Valley cities that use cameras at traffic lights: Dayton, Middletown, Springfield and Trotwood Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2395 or jcummings@DaytonDailyNews.com. What do you think of the red-light cameras? Comments By Wake up America January 6, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this Americans keep letting our cities and goverment make all these laws like the seat belt,red light cameras, and smoke free cities and states. Before long this will not be free america anymore. Here we are sending our Mothers, Fathers ,Brothers ,Sisters ,Sons, and Daughters to other countries so they can fight to give them freedom. While in the mean time back here in America (The Free Country) HA HA We are letting that freedom slip away. Speak up before its no longer your right.Wake up to freedom.
Poster Comment: The cameras are part of the police state. Taft is part of the establishment and also an asshole. I'll be glad to see his sorry ass go. Hopefully this legislation will pass again and the new governor will sign it. I am not aware of to much action being taken to fight cameras. I'm glad to see that at least some in government are tyring to do at least a little to stop camera use. I would prefer they just get rid of them completely. Or just move them to governmnet buildings so we can monitor our employees via the internet.
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