Traffic cameras--ethical or unethical?

Do you think the use of these cameras to issue speeding tickets is ethical? What types of behavior might cameras like these capture that would help automobile designers produce products that better match our needs as drivers?Traffic cameras--ethical or unethical?
Of course it's ethical, I don't understand how it can be otherwise. The camera isn't cheating you, or inducing you to break the law, it's merely taking a photo of what you DID.



You may argue that cameras aren't effective, or even that they are unfair in some way. But how can ethics be an issue? It's a bizarre concept.Traffic cameras--ethical or unethical?
In theory I like the use of cameras, especially at large intersections for red light running. I'm not all that keen on speed cameras.



I've seen, in Arizona, where the state police orange barrel an interstate down to one lane and put a speed camera on the other end of the lane restriction. No other reason for the lane restriction other than the speed camera and the 45mph speed limit (vs 75 normal) had drivers pushing the limit. Flash looked like a strobe light.



In Albuquerque, the speed/redlight cameras produce a civil fine. There is NO court. You can fight the ticket, but it costs you almost the entire cost of the ticket to fight it. So even if you win, you don't get your money back. It doesn't go on your driver's record and the insurance companies don't find out about it.



So - I believe the use of cameras is ethical, BUT the way they are sometimes used and the lack of judicial oversight can be unethical.



How's that for waffling?Traffic cameras--ethical or unethical?
It depends on the situation, if you just received a ticket in the mail, most would consider them unethical and an invasion of privacy, but on the other hand you just got T-boned by someone running a red and they are sitting there lying to the police, most would be praising them as well as being thankful they were there.
Can you ask a camera in court questions? And how would they prove there is a live officer behind the camera?