Over the past 3 months we’ve updated our entire map of red light cameras and speed camera locations in the United States & Canada. We’re now at over 6,000 verified locations, and during the past 3 months we added 184 cameras and edited or removed 62 of them, across 14 states in the US and 5 provinces in Canada.

Database updates are posted every weekend and GPS Angel customers can download the updated database for free (no subscription fees EVER!) over the Internet.

2010 Q1 Database Updates

Here’s the list of states and provinces where camera updates have occurred in the first quarter of 2010.

• Arizona Speed Cameras – Pima County, Tucson
• California Red Light Cameras – Daly City, Fremont, Los Angeles, Napa, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco
• Canada Red Light Cameras – Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
• Delaware Red Light Cameras – Dover, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington
• Florida Red Light Cameras – Cocoa Beach, Lakeland, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, West Palm Beach
• Illinois Red Light Cameras – Addison, Chicago, Crestwood, Roselle, St. Charles
• Louisiana Speed Cameras – New Orleans
• Maryland Speed Cameras – Gaithersburg, Potomac, Rockville
• Missouri Red Light Cameras – Columbia, Grandview, Kansas City, Springfield
• New Jersey Red Light Cameras – Deptford, Newark, Stratford
• New York Red Light Cameras – Brooklyn, New Hyde Park, Westbury
• Ohio Red Light Cameras – Toledo
• Pennsylvania Red Light Cameras – Philadelphia
• Tennessee Red Light Cameras – Chattanooga, Clarksville
• Texas Red Light Cameras – Amarillo, Dallas, Houston, Irving
• Washington Red Light Cameras – Bellevue, Seattle, Tacoma

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Cameras added:

• Glendale, AZ – 3 speed cameras
• Mesa, AZ – 1 speed camera
• Phoenix, AZ – 2 speed cameras and 6 red light cameras
• Show Low, AZ – 1 speed camera and 2 red light cameras
• Star Valley, AZ – 2 speed cameras
• Tempe, AZ – 1 red light camera
• Oakland, CA – 3 red light camera
• Miami, FL – 1 red light camera
• Sunny Isles Beach, FL – 2 red light cameras
• Tampa, FL – 5 red light cameras
• Aurora, IL – 3 red light cameras
• New Orleans, LA – 1 red light camera
• Montgomery Village, MD – 1 red light camera
• Springfield, MO – 4 red light cameras
• Brooklyn, NY – 1 red light camera
• Hauppauge, NY – 1 red light camera
• Philadelphia, PA – 2 red light cameras
• Fort Worth, TX – 3 red light cameras
• South Lake, TX – 4 red light cameras
• Virginia Beach, VA – 3 red light cameras
• Tacoma, WA – 1 speed camera and 2 red light cameras

Cameras removed or edited:

• Glendale, AZ – 6 speed cameras
• Phoenix, AZ – 6 speed cameras
• Scottsdale, AZ – 4 red light cameras
• Tucson, AZ – 1 red light camera
• Corona, CA – 2 red light cameras
• Sacramento, CA – 3 red light cameras
• New Carrolton, MD – 1 speed camera
• Bellmore, NY – 1 red light camera

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free download updates to this GPS map.

You can also download red light camera locations and speed camera locations software onto a Garmin GPS, TomTom GPS or Magellan GPS.

134 cameras added:

• El Mirage, AZ – 2 red light cameras
• Glendale, AZ – 2 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Arizona)
• Maricopa, AZ – 1 red light camera
• Phoenix, AZ – 6 red light cameras
• Sierra Vista, AZ – 3 red light cameras
• Emeryville, CA – 1 red light camera
• Lancaster, CA – 2 red light cameras
• Roseville, CA – 1 red light camera
• San Diego, CA – 1 red light camera (see all red light cameras in California)
• Aurora, IL – 1 red light camera
• Bolinbrook, IL – 3 red light cameras
• Chicago, IL – 66 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Illinois)
• Homewood, IL – 3 red light cameras
• Naperville, IL – 2 red light cameras
• Baton Rouge, LA – 4 red light cameras
• Baltimore, MD – 8 red light cameras (see all red light cameras located in Maryland)
• Memphis, TN – 13 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Tennessee)
• Bellevue, WA – 2 red light cameras
• Bremerton, WA – 1 red light camera
• Lakewood, WA – 2 red light cameras
• Moses Lake, WA – 2 red light cameras
• Spokane, WA – 6 red light cameras
• Tacoma, WA – 2 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Washington)

19 cameras removed or edited:

• Los Angeles, CA – 8 red light cameras
• Inglewood, CA – 3 red light cameras
• West Hollywood, CA – 1 red light camera
• Chicago, IL – 7 red light cameras

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free download updates to this GPS map.

You can also download red light camera locations and speed camera locations software onto a Garmin GPS, TomTom GPS or Magellan GPS.

The National Motorists Association (www.motorists.org), a motorists’ rights organization, has identified 7 places focused on red light camera and speed camera ticket revenue that drivers may want to avoid over Labor Day weekend. With tight budgets, many cities have turned to traffic tickets to generate a quick influx of cash.

1) Chicago, Illinois

Chicago has an extensive red-light camera system. There are over 140 cameras positioned to ticket drivers everyday. Less well-known is that their yellow lights are timed to entrap motorists with short 3.0 second intervals, a tactic guaranteed to generate thousands of red light tickets. A single camera has been known to generate $700,000 to $800,000 per year.

2) Chillicothe & Heath, Ohio

Both of these cities started controversial ticket camera programs. Chillicothe started collecting money from drivers without bothering to set up any kind of an appeal system — instead they referred drivers with disputed tickets to the camera manufacturer. Heath, a city of 8,800 people, issued more than 10,000 tickets in the first three weeks of operation. Before the city dismissed many of the tickets due to public pressure, the revenue at $100 per ticket would have been $830,000, even after paying the camera company their fee.

3) Los Angeles, California

The city of Los Angeles issued over 30,000 red-light camera tickets last year. At $159 apiece, these driver penalties netted the city almost $4.8 million. However, it was later discovered that over 80% of tickets were given for right turn on red violations, which have little to no impact on traffic safety.

4) Duncanville, Texas

This city, with a population of 38,500, issued over 43,000 red-light camera tickets last year. Much like Los Angeles, the city focused on right-turn on red violations, which accounted for 85% of the tickets given out. Because of the amount of money they bring in, the mayor even went as far as arresting an alderman who disagreed with the city’s tactics.

5) Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona

Despite widespread criticism from citizens, these two cities — and others in Arizona — continue to relentlessly expand their speed camera networks. In 2008, Scottsdale alone issued $17 million in automated tickets. Luckily for drivers visiting from out of state, the cities rarely bother to follow up on camera based tickets issued to non-residents.

6) Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is overrun with ticket cameras. They even have ticket cameras installed on their street sweepers. The city has also been criticized for ticketing motorists in their own driveways. Over a six-year period, the District has issued more than 500,000 citations and $32 million in fines via automated tickets.

7) Florida

When it comes to respecting drivers, the state of Florida is a disaster. The state is home to two of the most notorious speed trap cities in the country (Waldo and Lawtey) and — despite the Attorney General ruling them illegal — numerous Florida cities have jumped on to the red-light camera bandwagon. Avoid the entire state if you can.

29 cameras added:

• San Francisco, CA – 3 red light cameras
• San Rafael, CA – 1 red light camera
• Woodmere, NY – 1 red light camera
• Baldwin, NY – 2 red light cameras
• Bellmore NY – 2 red light cameras
• East Meadow, NY – 1 red light camera
• East Rockaway, NY – 1 red light camera
• Hicksville, NY – 3 red light cameras
• Lawrence, NY – 2 red light cameras
• Levittown, NY – 1 red light camera
• Massapequa, NY – 1 red light camera
• Oceanside, NY – 3 red light cameras
• Uniondale, NY – 1 red light camera
• Seattle, WA – 6 red light cameras

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free download updates to this GPS map.

You can also download red light camera locations and speed camera locations software onto a Garmin GPS, TomTom GPS or Magellan GPS.

154 cameras added:

• Calgary, Canada – 41 red light cameras (see all red light camera locations in Calgary Canada)
• Ottawa, Canada – 15 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Ottawa Canada)
• Toronto, Canada – 35 red light cameras (see all red light cameras located in Toronto Canada)
• Vancouver, Canada – 22 red light cameras (see all red light camera locations in Vancouver Canada)
• Winnipeg, Canada – 20 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Winnipeg Canada)
• San Francisco, CA – 1 red light camera
• Jacksonville, FL – 1 speed camera
• Cabin John, MD – 2 speed cameras (see all speed cameras located in Maryland)
• Damascus, MD – 2 speed cameras (see all speed cameras in Maryland)
• Darnestown, MD – 1 speed camera (see all speed camera locations in Maryland)
• Derwood, MD – 1 speed camera
• Germantown, MD – 1 speed camera
• Montgomery Village, MD – 1 speed camera
• Poolesville, MD – 2 speed cameras
• Potomac, MD – 3 speed cameras
• Rockville, MD – 2 speed cameras
• Silver Spring, MD – 1 speed camera
• Takoma Park, MD – 2 speed cameras
• Wheaton, MD – 1 speed camera

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free download updates to this GPS map.

You can also download red light camera locations and speed camera locations software onto a Garmin GPS, TomTom GPS or Magellan GPS.

17 cameras added:

• Chino, CA – 1 red light camera
• Ashland, IA – 2 red light cameras
• Alsip, IL – 1 red light camera
• Chicago, IL – 6 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Chicago Illinois)
• Evergreen Park, IL – 2 red light cameras
• Oak Lawn, IL – 1 red light camera
• Murfreesboro, TN – 1 red light camera
• Fort Worth, TX – 1 red light camera
• Virginia Beach, VA – 2 red light cameras

1 camera edited/removed:

• Escondido, CA – 1 red light camera

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10 cameras added:

• Avondale, AZ – 2 red light cameras (see all red light & speed cameras in Avondale Arizona)
• Mesa, AZ – 1 speed camera (see all red light & speed cameras in Mesa Arizona)
• San Diego, CA – 1 red light camera (see all red light camera in San Diego California)
• Chicago, IL – 2 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Chicago Illinois)
• Wauconda, IL – 1 red light camera
• Metairie, LA – 1 red light camera
• Los Alamos, NM – 1 speed camera
• College Station, TX – 1 red light camera

2 cameras edited/removed:

• San Diego, CA – 2 red light cameras

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free lifetime database updates.

You can also load a red light camera and speed camera locations database on your Garmin, TomTom or Magellan GPS.

14 cameras added:

• Albuquerque, NM – 2 speed cameras (see all speed cameras in Albuquerque New Mexico)
• Los Alamos, NM – 2 speed cameras (see all speed cameras in Los Alamos New Mexico)
• Middletown, OH – 1 red light camera
• Fort Worth, TX – 6 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Fort Worth Texas)
• Alexandria, VA – 3 red light cameras (see all red light cameras in Alexandria Virginia)

2 cameras edited/removed:

• Poway, CA – 2 red light cameras

Browse or search the map of red light camera locations and speed camera locations near you.
GPS Angel speed camera detector and red light camera detector comes with free lifetime database updates.

You can also load a red light camera and speed camera locations database on your Garmin, TomTom or Magellan GPS.

Here’s an excerpt:

We were joined by about 20 other people at the 1:30 court time with Commissioner Torrance in Ingelwood. The primary officer (I didn’t get his name) instructed those of us with red light camera tickets to look at them on the video. He said “You’re all here because you didn’t stop at a red light, and we’ll convict you all for that offense. Commissioner Torrance has been doing this for 4 years and I’ve been doing it for 2 years…” so he started off being kind of an —hole. Then said that “we’ll show it twice and you each have 1 question to ask.” Ok, so my wife and I were the last ones in line and my wife had more than one question. The officers were actually friendly and answered all of her questions. She asked this twice: “if I choose to do the traffic school as a ’2nd offender’, can I do it online?” Officer Jimenez, the junior officer, said yes, both times. We talked about it quickly because she wanted to avoid having a point on her record; plus, she did traffic school online for another red light camera ticket last year in Culver City and it was no big deal.

You can read the rest of the post here on the PhotoEnforced blog.

Fight Back And Beat Red Light Camera Tickets & Speed Camera Tickets

Fighting a ticket from a red light camera, speed camera or other moving violation is possible. There are numerous “how-to” advice books on Amazon which guide you through the steps to fight back and beat your traffic tickets. Another approach is to use TixNix, a free service that helps you fight your red light camera tickets and speed camera tickets.

Here’s how TixNix works:

• Free consultation from a local lawyer by phone or email
• No credit card is needed
• No attorney office visit is needed
• No court visit is needed in most cases

Contact TixNix and fight your traffic ticket today.

Of course, the best option is to avoid the cameras altogether with something like the GPS Angel red light camera detector.