Getting a speeding ticket for a town you’ve never visited is frustrating. Getting one for a car you don’t even own raises a much bigger question, like why did the system think it was your vehicle in the first place? That’s what Coloradans are trying to sort out as officials say they’re fixing the issue by changing plates. Of course, it’s also worth asking if it’s the cameras that deserve the criticism since they’re the tech that created the issue in the first place.
State officials acknowledge that automated license plate readers have struggled to distinguish between the letter “O” and the number “0” on some plates. The problem has reportedly resulted in mistaken speeding tickets, toll charges, parking citations, and multiple traffic stops involving innocent drivers. How the officers involved in those stops struggled to read the plates for themselves is up for debate as well.
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