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Long haul professionals concerned about the growing use of automated red light cameras on the freight shipping roads of the United States of America that need to transport roro or ltl freight through Sioux Falls, South Dakota will be glad to know that the automated red light cameras that have been in operation at 10th Street and Minnesota Avenue for awhile have apparently been turned off, for the present time, according to sources in the freight trucking industry of America and Sioux Falls. The automated red light cameras at this intersection have been of particular interest to one local businessman who is in a legal battle with the city over the use of automated red light cameras.

Reports indicate that this legal battle started back in 2006, when the local businessman in question sued Redflex Traffic Systems, the Arizona company that runs the automated red light cameras in question in about 21 states around America, and Sioux Falls over the way the red light cameras are implemented. The latest ruling by the cours could be setting the stage for a legal battle that according to many in the heavy haul industry of the United States and South Dakota could ultimately force a change in the way the automated red light cameras are used or even make it possible for Redflex Traffic Systems to begin installing their automated red light cameras in more states in the United States in the years ahead in the century of the environment. Sources also indicate that Redflex Traffic Systems has a history of being aggressive in its implementation of its automated red light cameras around the United States and we can probably expect them to continue this strategy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The use of automated red light cameras on the transport roads used by trucking company transports as they move around the United States is going to be applauded by some considering claims that the use of automated red light cameras has reduced the total number of fatalities on the roads where they’re used and the volume of red light violations by as much as 33 percent. The legal battle occurring in Sioux City, South Dakota is going to be a major factor in helping to determine whether or not Redflex Traffic System’s automated red light cameras will be installed on more roads in the United States of America in the years ahead. The final outcome at this point is still in doubt, but advocates of both sides of this growing debate are obviously preparing to do battle?

Tags: heavy haul, long haul, ltl freight, trucking company

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