speeding tickets by mail? (no audi content)

["Michael Benno" <mbenno@northstar-mn.com>]

I remember a year or so ago a man was issued a speeding ticket by mail. The
man fought the ticket in court and won. He claimed he was not driving the
car when it was captured on film speeding in the LA area. In fact he was
not even in the car. His daughter took the car from his work and was
actually the driver during the speeding incident.

The point is that speeding tickets go on your driving record not on the
vehicle,  the burden of proof lies on the state/municipality to prove you
are driving the car while it was captured on film speeding.

Subsequently, I believe it is unconstitutional (presumed innocent until
proved guilty) to issue a speeding based on a vehicle license plate without
verification of the operator.

Additionally, I think this issue has been gone through by the Federal
Courts.

Therefore I pose the question: Can municipalities issue tickets through the
mail from cameras?
(Informed responses only please)


In response to:
 >At the Boston end of the Mass. Pike is the Prudential Tunnel.
> >It's about .25 miles long. They've just recently installed
> >some new lighting in the tunnel. Under the lighting are some
> >boxes that look like they could be auxilliary power supplies
> >in case of power failure. They're not! They are radar speed
> >detectors with high-speed cameras and, once the system is fully
> >functional, it will be part of the first unmanned speed trap
> >in the Boston area. You won't know that you've been bagged un-
> >til your ticket shows up in the mail.