FC: Hawaii ditches "Talivan" van-mounted speeding cameras

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: "paul music" <pmusic () mmcable com>
To: "DeClan" <declan () well com>
Subject:  Hawaii Halts Use of Traffic Cameras
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:15:58 -0500

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Hawaii Halts Use of Traffic Cameras
Wed Apr 10, 6:52 PM ET
By BRUCE DUNFORD, Associated Press Writer
HONOLULU -
Gov. Ben Cayetano on Wednesday ordered a halt to the use of cameras to 
catch speeders, a safety measure many Hawaii motorists considered so 
underhanded they tried to subvert the system.
Cayetano said the Legislature was about to repeal the program anyway. "The 
traffic van cam law is the creation of the Legislature, and if they want to 
now cancel the program it will be canceled," he said in a statement.
The van-mounted cameras, introduced on Oahu two months ago and operated by 
a private company, were coupled with radar and automatically photographed a 
speeder's license plate. A ticket was then issued by mail to the car's owner.
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