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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Howard County Speed Cameras Susceptible to noPhoto

But not all red-light cameras are.

  Comments on an article about new technologies popping up that help drivers to avoid speed camera citations took issue with one of the claims: a new technology wouldn’t work in Howard County because the cameras don’t use flashes. Ostensibly, that's because the newest gadget – noPhoto – uses its own flash to blind speed cameras. The noPhoto license plate cover has a built-in flash that is triggered as soon as it detects a flash from a speed or red light camera; it obscures the plate, distorting any picture captured by the camera.  In the article, published on Friday, officials said noPhoto - as well as other product that depend on the flash of a camera to work – were useless against cameras that don’t use a flash “such as those in Howard …

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Battle with Traffic Cameras Intensifies as New Technology Arrives (in Ellicott City Patch)

Dave Dobbs

11:21 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012

$886K in County revenue in 1 year - that's great, if you take out the $100K for the operations of the cameras then you can start reducing our County taxes.   more ›

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Police Arrest Speed Camera Van Vandal

Police said this was the third incident of speed camera van vandalism this month.

  Editor's Note: This story was updated to include information from the police report. Howard County police announced on Wednesday they arrested an Ellicott City man who was shooting marbles at a speed camera near Manor Woods Elementary School around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Bruce Lawrence May, 50, of 2882 Evergreen Court in Ellicott City, was charged with second-degree assault, destruction of property and reckless endangerment after police said they determined he was driving the vehicle the marbles were being shot from. A civilian speed camera van operator was inside the van at the corner of Route 144 and Tridelphia Road when he heard something strike the side of the van and saw a gray 2005 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan passing on Route 144…

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Comment: Speed Cameras Are 'Just a Revenue Generator' (in Columbia Patch), Speed Camera Citations on the Increase (in Columbia Patch), VIDEO: Speed Cameras Hit the Streets of Howard County, and 2 more ›

shirazeh tabibi

7:33 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

which constitutional ammendments do the speed cameras violate? if none other, at least the 4th, if not the 14th or the first. usually i bitch a little then pay my fine and learn. however, anyone who REALLY BELIEVES they are there to make us safer... think about this: what if a hit and run accident were to be caught on camera? the identity of the driver is unknown, and the identity of the victim …   more ›

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