Cash-poor Cities Turn to Red Light Cameras for Revenue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marysville, Calif. city officials recently adopted a budget with a $1 million shortage, and they hope that the new red light camera in town will save the day.

According to published reports in the Appeal-Democrat, over 2,000 tickets were issued by the camera in June, but many of those may be questionable.

The hope of additional revenue may be shattered by the reality that the cameras are not perfect. Residents are lined up at the office of the police dept. traffic officer to appeal the tickets, according to newspaper reports.

“Cities are being reported in the news more and more often because the cameras make mistakes,” said Joe Scott from PhantomPlate, Inc., manufacturer of PhotoBlocker (tm). “Drivers are using PhotoBlocker (tm) to defend against faulty cameras.”

The press report said that the “vast majority” of the tickets were issued by the camera when people made a right turn on red.

Although the number of tickets issued in June represents $275,000 for the city, that assumes that all the tickets will be paid, according to the newspaper report. Long lines of people appealing the tickets indicates there are problems ahead, just like more than 100 other cities in the U.S. that use the cameras.

PhotoBlocker (tm) is a simple aerosol spray that when applied to a license plate does not in any way alter the appearance of the plate to the naked eye, but the flash picture from a red-light camera or speed camera makes the number on the plate unreadable.

“Drivers are tired of getting tickets they do not deserve. The cost in time and money to defend themselves is excessive, so they would rather use our spray to save money by preventing the unjust tickets. We want our roads to be safe, and we do not encourage anyone to break the law. But we know how frustrating it is to get a ticket you do not deserve,” explained Scott.

The demand for cans of PhotoBlocker (tm) spray grows steadily every month, with sales of over 300,000 cans protecting over 1 million vehicles on six continents.

“We get calls, e-mails and letters from many professionals who are very happy with the effectiveness of PhotoBlocker spray. Journalists, doctors, lawyers, firefighters, teachers, and judges themselves have resorted to using PhotoBlocker spray to avoid entrapment,” said Scott.

The company’s web site at http://www.PhotoBlocker.com provides full details about the product and the need for affiliates to help get it to more consumers.

Contact:
Joe Scott
703-624-9318
joe.scott@phantomplate.com

Press release services by http://ThatPRGuy.com