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Lawmakers need to hear from you Today! The good news is: Finally our voices have been heard and The state legislature is ready to do something about red light/speed cameras. This Tuesday, Feb 1st at 3:30 there will be hearings in Olympia at the capitol complex to...

Very good report on the red light cameras in California. This is what we are in for if we don't get rid of the cameras now! Show up tomorrow for the hearings! We need a camera ban - not band-aids!

Props to Mike Wallin and Josh Sutinen (featured in the news video below) in Longview for heading up this petition drive!

Johnny Weaver of Transportation Safety Coalition is leading the petition drive in Bellingham, to let the people decide on Red Light Cameras! Yesterday Johnny sent a letter to the Bellingham city council to inform them. The Bellingham Herald wrote an article about the...

In a recent article by the Bellingham Herald, they are trying to assure drivers that if they are not "driving dangerously" they won't receive a ticket for "right on red". This is a concern because most of the cities that use the automatic ticket cameras end up issuing...

Thanks to Amanda for bringing the 2 intersections in Puyallup that have illegal red light cameras to our attention! The 2 locations are on the corner or 94th (or 9th) & South Hill Park Drive, as well as Meridian & 31st Ave SE. The problem with those 2...

From King5: Bellingham City Councilman Michael Lilliquist says the Mukilteo vote will not affect what happens in his city. "We are doing this for safety reasons only," he says. He goes on to say "this intersection right here is one of the most dangerous intersections...

We are very happy to announce that so far, over 70% of the voters in Mukilteo have approved Mukilteo Initiative 2! It's easy to see why the city and the camera company tried so hard to keep it off the ballot! Wonder how this will effect the other cities in Washington...

Thanks to Paul Archipley at the Mukilteo Beacon for the obvious research done on this topic and the very awesome endorsement of Mukilteo Initiative 2! https://www.mukilteobeacon.com/our-view/article.exm/2010-10-20_vote_yes_on_initiative_no__2 Vote yes on Initiative...

If you have received a speeding ticket from a camera in front of Lynnwood elementary, watch the KING5 video below. You could get your money back. Props to Paul Cesmat for fighting back! A Seattle man fought Lynnwood City Hall over a $124 speeding ticket generated by...

We are very happy to announce that the Everett Herald has written up a very nice endorsement of Mukilteo Initiative 2! Cameras shouldn’t be ATMs On election night, most Washington voters will have their eyes fixed on results of the U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, city...

Ken Schram interview from last week:

A letter to Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike and Bellingham City Councilmembers Jack Weiss, Gene Knutson, Barry Buchanan, Stan Snapp, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist, and Seth Fleetwood Let the people in Bellingham decide on for-profit camera surveillance (red-light...

The people can vote on those obnoxious red-light cameras and speed cameras-  ruling provides 2 benefits Today, the state supreme court rejected the plea of Arizona's red-light camera company, American Traffic Solutions (ATS), to prevent Mukilteo voters from voting on...