Ahead of Tucson Vote, ATS & Co. Melt Down
Prop 201 in Tucson, if passed by a public vote, would ban red light camera and photo ticketing scams in the city of Tucson. Things are not looking up for Tucson’s vendor, American Traffic Solutions. Nor is it looking good for their supporters and apologists. Let’s review:
A study, just released by an independent source revealed that the presence of red light cameras in Tucson can not be associated with any significant drop in accidents in those intersections. The study is available at PhotoTicketing.com.
Over a hundred signs, purchased by Tucson Traffic Justice in support of the camera ban, have come up missing or been found in a vandalized state. For example, the sophisticated perps have spray painted “NO” over the “YES,” which looks like a clever grade school hatchet job. (see photo below)
The election board couldn’t even get their voter information pamphlets, which describes Prop 201 and the others on the ballot, in time to meet their own deadline. ATS attorneys are salivating at the prospect of billing for yet another election challenge.
The election is still two weeks away, so there’s plenty of time for more shenanigans and armies of paid apologists to march all over the Old Pueblo spewing out ATS’s corporate spin. For the sake of basic human decency, let’s hope the early returns serve as the writing on the wall for Tucson’s failed red light camera internment.Â
But, like their neighbors to the south, Sierra Vista, AZ (2014) we expect something in the range of a 60-70% “Yes” vote to ban ATS and send them packing with their flashing metal revenue boxes.
