10/07/2019
SO I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RED LIGHT CAMERA CITATION IN THE MAIL AND DECIDED TO CHALLENGE IT IN COURT. THE CHARGE WAS THROWN OUT WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS "I BEAT THE TICKET" WHICH WAS $388 BUCKS. IT TOOK SOME RESEARCH TO GET TO THIS ENDING AND NOW I WANT TO SHARE WITH MY FELLOW FACEBOOK FRIENDS HOW I DID STEP BY STEP. THE ONLY THING I ASK IS THAT EVERYONE OF MY FRIENDS "SHARE" THIS INFORMATION WITH EVERYONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, PHOTO RADAR "CAN BE BEATEN". YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO AND HERE IS A LIST
1) SIGN THE TICKET "NOT GUILTY" AND "MAIL IT IN". IGNORE THE "PROPOSED COURT DATE" BECAUSE THAT'S JUST A PLOY TO SCARE YOU INTO PAYING THE FINE. IT'S MEANINGLESS.
2)WHEN YOU MAIL THE TICKET THAT YOU SIGNED "NOT GUILTY" INTO THE COURTHOUSE YOU WILL RECEIVE IN THE MAIL A "NOTICE OF TRIAL". THE NOTICE OF TRIAL WILL COME LONG AFTER THE INITIAL TICKET COERCING YOU TO PAY UP HAS BEEN MAILED IN.THIS PIECE OF PAPER IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOU "MUST GO TO COURT" TO DEFEND YOURSELF OF THE CHARGES. PUT IT ON YOUR FRIDGE SO YOU SEE IT EVERYDAY. IF YOU FAIL TO GO TO COURT YOU AUTOMATICALLY LOSE AND THE COURTS WILL MAIL YOU ANOTHER NOTICE TO PAY UP OR YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO REGISTER YOUR VEHICLE THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO A REGISTRIES OFFICE WHERE THEY WILL MAKE YOU PAY THE FINE BEFORE THEY GIVE YOU A NEW LICENSE PLATE OR STICKER. NOTE: YOUR DAY IN COURT WILL BE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD SO DURING THIS TIME YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CASH IN YOUR WALLET, PURSE, COOKIE JAR, BANK ACCOUNT OR WHATEVER YOU USE TO SAVE YOUR MONEY.
3) WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE NOTICE OF TRIAL TO ARRIVE, CONTACT THE REGIONAL CROWN PROSECUTORS OFFICE FOR YOUR AREA AND REQUEST "DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS" FROM THEM. THESE ARE HIGHLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHAT THEY CONTAIN IS ESSENTIALLY A LIST OF THINGS THAT THE CROWN PROSECUTOR WILL ASK THE GUY IN THE VAN THAT TOOK A PICTURE OF YOUR LICENSE PLATE AND SENT YOU A TICKET. IT CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TICKET IN DETAIL. YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST GET THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. THE CROWN PROSECUTORS OFFICE WILL PREPARE THEM FOR YOU IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND CALL YOU TO PICK THEM UP. THEY DON'T MAIL THEM. YOU MUST PICK THEM UP. BELOW IS A LINK WITH A LIST OF THE CROWN PROSECUTORS OFFICES FOR ALBERTA. IF YOU LIVE IN ANOTHER PROVINCE, GOOGLE CROWN PROSECUTOR FOR YOUR PROVINCE TO OBTAIN THE COPIES.
https://www.alberta.ca/contact-the-alberta-crown-prosecution-service.aspx
4) THE NEXT THING YOU NEED TO GET IS A 19 PAGE LITTLE KNOWN PDF DOCUMENT THAT TELLS YOU "EVERYTHING" ABOUT "AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT" IN YOUR JURISDICTION. READ IT AND MAKE NOTES ON A PIECE OF PAPER RELATED TO THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS YOU PICKED UP FROM THE CROWN PROSECUTORS OFFICE. YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND AT LEAST 1 OR 2 THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE AGAINST THE CROWN PROSECUTOR IN COURT. REMEMBER, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO COURT TO DO BATTLE WITH THE PHOTO RADAR GUY, YOU'RE GOING TO COURT TO DO BATTLE WITH THE CROWN PROSECUTOR WHO SENT YOU THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. CLICK ON THE "LEARN MORE" BUTTON ON MY PAGE TO GET THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES. SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO DOWNLOAD THE FILE. IT IS 19 PAGES LONG AND YOU NEED TO READ IT BECAUSE CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, THE PHOTO RADAR PEACE OFFICERS DO MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES AND OR DO ILLEGAL THINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO GRAB YOUR LICENSE PLATE AND SEND YOU A TICKET. IN MY CASE THEY WERE ILLEGALLY PARKED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW. THEY SENT $388 TICKETS TO 42 PEOPLE THAT DAY AND I WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO CHALLENGE THE TICKET. THAT MEANT I SAVED $388 BUCKS AND 41 PEOPLE PAID A GRAND TOTAL OF $15,908 BUCKS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND A COMPANY CALLED "GLOBAL TRAFFIC GROUP" WHO ARE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE CONTRACTED OUT TO RUN THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN SEVERAL TOWNS AND CITIES IN ALBERTA. THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY HAS 30 EMPLOYEES AND HAVE A YEARLY INCOME OF 6-8 MILLION DOLLARS. GOOGLE "GLOBAL TRAFFIC GROUP" FOR THEIR ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. THE CLOSEST OFFICE IS IN DEVON ALBERTA. YOU WILL NOTE THAT WHEN YOU ASK THEM ANY QUESTIONS THE ARE EVASIVE AND DON'T SAY TOO MUCH. WHY WOULD THEY? THEY ARE MAKING MONEY OFF YOU AND THEY DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DISRUPT THAT "CASH COW".
5) SHOW UP IN COURT AND CHALLENGE THE CROWN AND THEIR WITNESS "THE PHOTO RADAR OPERATOR" ON YOUR CHARGES. THE PROCESS IS CUT AND DRY. THE CROWN ASKS THE PEACE OFFICER WHO CHARGED YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS THAT AT ARE RELATED TO THE TICKET. THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK ARE "IDENTICAL" TO THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS YOU PICKED UP FROM THE CROWN PROSECUTORS OFFICE IN YOUR JURISDICTION. THE CROWN GOES FIRST, ALWAYS. THEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO QUESTION THE PEACE OFFICER. THIS IS WHERE YOU ASK HIM A SERIES OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU COMPILED FROM THE "DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS" AND THE 19 PAGE "AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES" DOWNLOAD. ONCE YOU'RE DONE QUESTIONING THE PEACE OFFICER THE JUDGE WILL MAKE A DECISION. IF YOU'RE QUESTIONS CAUSED ANY LITTLE REASONABLE DOUBT YOU GO HOME WITH $388 BUCKS AND THE CASE IS DISMISSED.
SO THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK BUT IT'S WORTH IT. REMEMBER THE PEACE OFFICERS WORK FOR "GLOBAL TRAFFIC GROUP" WHICH IS A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR IN IT TO MAKE MONEY. SOMETHING THAT PHOTO RADAR ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY, RIGHT?
OF COURSE YOU CAN AVOID ALL OF THIS BY NOT SPEEDING AND NOT ROLLING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
GOOGLE SEARCH 3 WEBSITES
"AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES"
"GLOBAL TRAFFIC GROUP"
"CROWN PROSECUTOR ALBERTA"
GOOD LUCK!
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