Drivers cry foul over this unmarked, mobile traffic-enforcement camera in NOLA Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT FINES AND THEY DO NOTEVEN KNOW IT.GINA: IT'S A NON-DESCRIPTUNMARKED CAR PARKED ON A MAJOR, THOROUGH FAIR.NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT?BUT THIS VEHICLE FLASHES ANYTIME DRIVERS ARE GOING TO FAST. -- TOO FAST.IT'S ONE OF THE 10 MOBILETRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNITS THECITY ROLLED OUT THIS WEEK.>> I DON'T THINK PEOPLE AREAWARE THAT THIS IS THE ACTUALTRAFFIC CAMERA.I FOUND OUT BY HAPPENSTANCE.I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET AND SAWTHIS FLASHING LIGHT ON THISVEHICLE.AND I KNEW THAT THIS WAS AN AREATHAT THE CITY WAS PUTTING ACAMERA, BUT I WAS LOOKING FOR ITON A POLE LIKE THE REST OF THEMHAVE BEEN. GINA: NEIGHBOR BLAYNE BONDYPOSTED THIS VIDEO TO SOCIALMEDIA.WE'VE SPED IT UP, BUT IT SHOWSTHE ENFORCEMENT UNIT SNAP ATLEAST A HALF DOZEN VEHICLES ALLIN A MINUTE'S TIME.>> I KNOW IT'S RACKING UP SOMETICKETS, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. GINA: CITY OFFICIALS SAY ALL OFTHE PHOTOS WILL BE REVIEWED BYOFFICERS BEFORE AN ACTUALCITATION IS ISSUED.>> I WORK DOWN THE STREET.I HEARD IT WAS OUT HERE.I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKSLIKE SO I CAN AVOID IT.GINA: FOLKS IN THE AREA SAY ATTHIS PARTICULAR CAMERA, THEREARE NO SIGNS POSTED ALERTINGDRIVERS THAT PHOTO ENFORCEMENTIS TAKING PLACE.>> YOU ARE JUST PASSING ASPEEDING CAMERA.>> REALLY?REPORTER: WHAT DO YOU THINKABOUT THAT?>> THAT IS TERRIBLE.>> IT'S NOT PARKED THREE FEETFROM A DRIVEWAY AND THERE'S NOWARNING SIGNS.THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS PHOTOENFORCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.>> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITHENFORCEMENT.IF IT HAD TO DO WITHENFORCEMENT, THEY WOULD BE PUTIN PLACES WHERE THERE'S A LOT OFPEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. GINA: BLOCKS AWAY, ANOTHERMOBILE CAMERA UNIT ON ELYSIANFIELDS.THIS ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROMBROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL.A WARNING SIGN IS POSTED, RIGHT

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