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A West Tennessee lawmaker is telling drivers to trash their traffic tickets — at least those generated by enforcement cameras.
In an online video that's already received a quarter million views since it was posted Wednesday, state Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden, says drivers need to fight the companies behind the cameras.
Holt argues citations generated by traffic cameras aren't legally enforceable. And to drive that point home, he takes a lighter to one he's received.
"That's kind of what I think about these items, and what I think everyone should do when you receive one."
Holt says he's trying to draw attention to a new Tennessee law, which he sponsored, that requires traffic camera citations to include a disclaimer telling drivers they can't lose their licenses, hurt their credit scores or jack up their insurance rates by not paying the fines.
Holt has been a critic of traffic cameras. He says money from the citations go to private companies, which try to intimidate drivers into paying even when they're not really guilty of violations.
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