The Iowa Senate voted to ban traffic enforcement cameras in Iowa. In addition, the bill would deny Iowa vehicle information to other states with automated ticketing systems — so Iowans wouldn’t have to pay any ticket anywhere for speeding or running a red light that’s generated by a traffic camera.
Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, has been trying for nearly a decade to get rid of traffic cameras in the state.
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Senator Claire Celsi, a Democrat from Des Moines, voted AGAINST the traffic cam ban — AFTER revealing she got a ticket in the mail because she was caught speeding by a camera on the Des Moines freeway.
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A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa HOUSE takes the regulatory approach. It would require proof cameras are placed in areas to improve public safety. It ALSO would take 60 percent of the fines away from the cities and instead use that money to finance Iowa Department of Public Safety operations.
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