A December ride

[Cormanus]

I know things are different between countries, but I would have thought that, even if the cameras are operated by private providers, that could only happen under the authority of some sort of law. Such a law wold give the provider the authority to collect fines. It should also set out how and when the devices had to be calibrated. Again, I've no idea how things operate in the US or Canada, but, in Australia, if you're caught on a speed camera, you can accept the ticket, pay the fine and cop the points; or challenge it in court. A possible defence would be that the camera was improperly calibrated. A significant difference in Australia is that fixed and mobile speed and red-light cameras are owned and operated by police under authority of legislation passed by state governments. Fines and points apply. I have no reason to believe that the cameras aren't regularly and properly calibrated.

Any tolerance about how fast you have to be going before penalties apply is a matter for the police and they keep very quiet about it. I recall, though that, a few years ago, police announced that, since the accuracy of modern cameras had improved considerably, they were reducing the tolerance. Australian law enforcement is very unforgiving of speeding.

Kiowa Eagle, I can't remember what they are, but we have provisions that deal wth the question of who wears the points in the event that the car has multiple owners or was being driven by someone other than the registered owner. They get you.