Tucked deep into the budget that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled Friday is a plan to give cities and counties the green light to install speed sensors on red-light cameras to catch — and ticket — speeding cars.Those whizzing by the radar-equipped detectors at up to 15 mph over the limit would have to pay $225 per violation. Those going faster would be fined $325.

…That would add up to big bucks for cash-strapped California — about $337.9 million through June 2011 — to pay for state courts. Every year after that, the program would generate nearly half a billion dollars, the Finance Department says. Local governments would get a share.

via Speed sensors on red-light cameras could raise money fast – latimes.com.

Next, expect state governments to realize how easy it would be to raise money using the EZ-Pass and other highway toll systems.

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