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Driver takes red light camera fight to Austin
05:31 PM CST on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
By Chau Nguyen / 11 News
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Ever since red light cameras were installed in the Houston area, and Michael Kubosh has been a vocal critic. “It’s not fair. this is not the way our government supposed to work."
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So unfair claims the Houston bail bondsman, he’s now decided to sue the City of Houston to put the brakes on them.
He calls the cameras a constitutional violation of a driver’s rights.
His lawyer is his brother, Paul Kubosh. “It has taken away people’s rights to contest government’s tax and what I’d like to of is this is taxation without representation.”
In fact, the latest figures show that since the first 10 cameras were set up in early September, more than 4,300 drivers have been caught running red lights.
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The city’s already collected more than $50,000 in fines.
Paul Kubosh believes this is a scheme to make money.
Kubosh, a traffic lawyer himself, says the suit has not cost him clients.
“This has not impacted my business whatsoever. In fact, what it has done is increased my business because people are outraged at the red light camera scheme.”
The Kubosh brothers are heading to Austin to ask state law makers to support their lawsuit.
They plan to file Wednesday in a state court.
Houston is one of dozens of Texas cities that got the green light to install and utilize the cameras.
Now it appears a court will decide if they get to keep catching violators. Submit Your Pics: Snap a photo of a breaking news? Share it with others.
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