To everyone who found a way to cleverly avoid being caught by speeding cameras or red-light cameras, the law applies to you now too.
Our Arizona Senator from Tucson, Steve Farley, originated bill 1073, which last month was overwhelmingly passed in the Senate (20-10) and was signed by the governor a few days ago. This new law makes it illegal for a person to have a covering over their license plate (like a clear plastic piece over it). While a cover seems innocent enough, many people used one in order to make it difficult for their plate to be read by photo radar cameras, or even with the naked eye at certain times of the day. As Senator Farley said, it makes no sense to require a license plate, but allow covers.
The interesting thing is that Steve Farley had been trying to pass this same law for 7 years. Why would it take 7 years to pass a common-sense law?
The answer, as usual, is politics.
Arizona Congressmen bitter over the implementation of photo-radar cameras thought that keeping license plate covers legal would doom the success of the cameras throughout the state, causing them to be removed. This tactic was unjust. While the merit of photo-radar cameras can be argued, the equal application of the law cannot. Instead of fighting the cameras directly, for seven years the Arizona Senate obstructed a bill geared toward common-sense and the …show more content…
With plastic covers, when the sun is low in the sky, they become difficult to read, making it harder for people to report unsafe driving or stolen cars. Photo-radar enforcement also applies more equally under the new law. Clear plastic covers can obscure letters and numbers in pictures enough to avoid a ticket, yes, but under the law electronic devices are also illegal. Some people, for example, use a device called ‘The Villain’ to create a black shield over license plates when activated by a remote control. Then, the photo-radar cannot take a picture of the
Our Arizona Senator from Tucson, Steve Farley, originated bill 1073, which last month was overwhelmingly passed in the Senate (20-10) and was signed by the governor a few days ago. This new law makes it illegal for a person to have a covering over their license plate (like a clear plastic piece over it). While a cover seems innocent enough, many people used one in order to make it difficult for their plate to be read by photo radar cameras, or even with the naked eye at certain times of the day. As Senator Farley said, it makes no sense to require a license plate, but allow covers.
The interesting thing is that Steve Farley had been trying to pass this same law for 7 years. Why would it take 7 years to pass a common-sense law?
The answer, as usual, is politics.
Arizona Congressmen bitter over the implementation of photo-radar cameras thought that keeping license plate covers legal would doom the success of the cameras throughout the state, causing them to be removed. This tactic was unjust. While the merit of photo-radar cameras can be argued, the equal application of the law cannot. Instead of fighting the cameras directly, for seven years the Arizona Senate obstructed a bill geared toward common-sense and the …show more content…
With plastic covers, when the sun is low in the sky, they become difficult to read, making it harder for people to report unsafe driving or stolen cars. Photo-radar enforcement also applies more equally under the new law. Clear plastic covers can obscure letters and numbers in pictures enough to avoid a ticket, yes, but under the law electronic devices are also illegal. Some people, for example, use a device called ‘The Villain’ to create a black shield over license plates when activated by a remote control. Then, the photo-radar cannot take a picture of the