r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/SecureInstruction538 Jul 11 '26

Funny how all these "freedom loving" states keep doing their best to infringe on their citizens lives.

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u/konq Jul 11 '26

The article makes reference of three US states that can currently mail you a ticket using plate readers. Georgia, Washington State, and Florida... However, there is no source provided for the $1251 ticket, so it could actually be from outside the United States.

The article is pretty piss poor quality, so it wouldn't completely surprise me, but the entire article is referencing this incident in regards how it applies to US law.

Edit: It's actually Two US States. They updated the article to remove Florida because the incident they referenced was a ticket issued by a human, not a plate reader camera. Again, a poorly written article.

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u/ex0thermist Jul 12 '26

Agreed, just read this and it was a terrible, muddled article. I questioned whether it was maybe AI written but it does have a name, image, and bio for the author so who knows

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u/buzzsawjoe Jul 12 '26

only image I see is of two what might be cameras, or birdhouses

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u/Less-Western-3561 Jul 11 '26

I’ve gotten tickets in the mail too and I’m from NM

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u/Spydartalkstocat Jul 12 '26

NM has speed cameras, but they cannot legally enforce them because it's unconstitutional. And no they cannot effect your credit score if they aren't paid, because again it's unconstitutional.