Protest

First of all, we do NOT condone violence! There are some great and effective non-violent ways to protest photo enforcement cameras with a minimum of risk and effort. Please consult an attorney before proceeding with any of these actions to understand possible legal ramifications. Please also be aware that these cameras may be recording video at all times so be sure to cover up.

Join a CameraFraud.com protest event
Don't pay your photo tickets! Wait until you are served, and if you are served, dispute it in court.
Disable cameras by spraying the camera lenses with liquid. Water would probably be sufficient to cloud the camera lens cover with water stains making all photos cloudy, but any liquid you have handy should work fine (a soft drink would work well). It's unclear what trouble you might get into for doing this, but if it's considered vandalism, it's only a class 2 misdemeanor in Arizona if damage is under $250 (per ARS 13-1602). Other suggestions are bee/wasp killer (it shoots a stream over 10ft), WD-40, or spray paint if you're daring. Vaseline or Crisco would also work well. If you do get caught, it might help if you don't claim that you know what the purpose of the equipment is. After all, how are we to know what that box on a pole is for? Don't let them tell you it's a traffic control device because it's not. Accidents would not happen if they were disabled and they are not even mentioned in the Arizona driver's manual.
Cover camera equipment with a trash bag, or apply stickers, Post-It notes, or tape
Put up additional signs to notify drivers that they are approaching photo equipment and websites they can visit for information.
If possible, stand or park in front of photo equipment.
Promote this website and others like it every chance you get!

While these actions may be border-line illegal, change to our society and policies often begins with a little civil disobedience. Just keep it safe, keep it fun, and be smart about it.

Small Victories

We don't condone this behavior, but we do enjoy it when it happens!

Speed Cameras Set on Fire in Baltimore

Easter Bunny Covers Cameras

Speed Camera Dragged through Zurich by Light Rail

Fewer paying speed-camera tickets (AZCentral.com) Sep 9, 2009

Speed Camera Warning Signs Aim to Save Residents Money (News8.Net) May 23, 2009

Protestors Scare off Scamera Van

Camera Burns in England

Man runs over camera

Santas Disable Cameras

Speed Cameras Set On Fire

Camera Disabled by Snow

Camera Attacked by Pick Axe

Harassing a Camera Van

More Victories

Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Spraypainted, Scorched (TheNewspaper.com) Jan 22, 2011

Vigilantes Take On Cameras in Maryland, Australia, England, France, Italy (TheNewspaper.com) Jan 15, 2011

France, Italy: Speed Cameras Sprayed, Shot, Smashed (TheNewspaper.com) Jan 8, 2011

Germany, Italy, Latvia, Spain: Public Fights Against Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jan 2, 2011

Italy, Latvia: Speed Camera Shot, Sign Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Dec 25, 2011

Italy, Latvia: Speed Camera Shot, Sign Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Dec 18, 2011

Cameras Burn in Italy, Opposed by Majority in France (TheNewspaper.com) Dec 11, 2011

Italy, Saudi Arabia, UK: Speed Cameras Set on Fire (TheNewspaper.com) Dec 4, 2011

Germany, Saudi Arabia, UK Speed Cameras and Operators Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Nov 27, 2011

France, Israel Speed Cameras Bombed, Blocked, Burned (TheNewspaper.com) Nov 20, 2011

Angry driver blows up speed camera (TheLocal.FR) Nov 15, 2011

Speed cam vandals on our radar (The Gulf Today) Nov 13, 2011

Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK: Speed Camera Operator Killed, Devices Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Nov 13, 2011

Speed camera blaze blamed on arsonists (Cambridge News) Nov 8, 2011

Germany, Italy: Vigilantes Damage Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Nov 6, 2011

Speed Cameras Attacked in Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands (TheNewspaper.com) Oct 30, 2011

Poland: Speed Camera Lens Painted Yellow (TheNewspaper.com) Oct 23, 2011

Man Charged in Destruction of Sparrows Point Speed Camera (Dundalk Patch) Oct 19, 2011

France, Germany, Italy, UAE, UK: Speed Cameras Burn, Blocked, Broken (TheNewspaper.com) Oct 16, 2011

Speed camera in Wimborne Road vandalised (Bournemoute Echo) Oct 14, 2011

Speed camera vandals are 'putting lives at risk' (Bournemoute Echo) Oct 11, 2011

Maryland, Germany, Italy: Speed Cameras Swiped, Blasted, Spraypainted (TheNewspaper.com) Oct 9, 2011

Belgium, UK: Speed Cameras Scorched, Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Oct 2, 2011

France: Speed Camera Set Ablaze (TheNewspaper.com) Sep 25, 2011

France, Saudi Arabia, UK: Speed Cameras Burned, Bashed (TheNewspaper.com) Sep 18, 2011

France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, UK: Speed Cameras Torched, Destroyed (TheNewspaper.com) Sep 11, 2011

Lincolnshire's vandalised speed cameras 'costing thousands' (BBC.co.uk) Sep 8, 2011

Speed camera set on fire in Ainsdale (SouthportVisiter.co.uk) Sep 6, 2011

France, Germany: Speed Cameras Blown Up, Painted, Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Sep 4, 2011

Iowa, Canada, Germany, Poland: Traffic Cameras Damaged (TheNewspaper.com) Aug 21, 2011

France, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Painted, Voted Down (TheNewspaper.com) Aug 14, 2011

Australia, France, Germany, Poland, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Aug 7, 2011

Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, UK: Vigilantes Attack Traffic Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jul 31, 2011

Benhall: Speed camera targeted by arsonists (EADT.co.uk) Jul 25, 2011

Grantham speed camera set on fire two days after it was fixed (Grantham Journal) Jul 25, 2011

France, Germany, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Opposition Increases (TheNewspaper.com) Jul 25, 2011

Canada, France: Speed Cameras Disabled (TheNewspaper.com) Jul 17, 2011

Photo radar operator escapes injury after targeted attack (Global Saskatoon) Jul 13, 2011

Maryland, Australia: Speed Camera Van Windows Smashed (TheNewspaper.com) Jul 10, 2011

Vigilantes Attack Speed Cameras in Australia, France, UK (TheNewspaper.com) Jul 3, 2011

Speed cameras attacks criticised by road safety group (BBC.co.uk) Jun 29, 2011

Speed camera damaged in attack (ABC.net.au) Jun 28, 2011

France, UAE: Speed Cameras Disabled (TheNewspaper.com) Jun 26, 2011

Iowa, Maryland, Germany, UK: Vigilantes Attack Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jun 19, 2011

Vandals Strike Out at Speed Cameras (Lutherville-Timonium Patch) Jun 15, 2011

Camera box vandalized (FrederickNewsPost.com) Jun 14, 2011

Telford speed camera set ablaze again (Shropshire Star) Jun 13, 2011

Louisiana, Australia, France, Germany: Speed Cameras Disabled (TheNewspaper.com) Jun 12, 2011

Iowa, France, Singapore: Speed Cameras Battered, Burned, Painted (TheNewspaper.com) Jun 5, 2011

France, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Spraypainted (TheNewspaper.com) May 29, 2011

Nearly a third of Lincolnshire speed cameras attacked (BBC) May 16, 2011

France, Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Torched (TheNewspaper.com) May 15, 2011

France, Italy: Speed Cameras Painted, Burned (TheNewspaper.com) May 8, 2011

Tennessee, France: Traffic Cameras Disabled (TheNewspaper.com) May 1, 2011

France, Taiwan, UK: Speed Cameras Sprayed, Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 23, 2011

Speed camera is stolen from Derbyshire road (BBC) Apr. 19, 2011

GoSafe operator escapes after his van is set alight (Independent.ie) Apr. 10, 2011

Speed Cameras Under Worldwide Assault (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 10, 2011

Germany, Mexico: Speed Cameras Targeted (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 3, 2011

Maryland, Belgium, France, UK: Speed Cameras Burned, Painted, Protested (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 27, 2011

France, Germany, Ireland, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Destroyed (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 20, 2011

Italy, Saudi Arabia, UK Speed Cameras Painted, Pilfered, Pelted (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 13, 2011

Mother Nature, Vigilantes Foil Traffic Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 27, 2011

Belgium, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia, UK Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 20, 2011

Fire vandals target Scottish Borders speed cameras (BBC.co.uk) Feb. 17, 2011

Speed radar felled by chainsaw (ConnexionFrance.com) Feb. 16, 2011

Photo radar drive-by shooting investigated (Calgary Herald) Feb. 14, 2011

Wall-E winds up police (Herald Sun) Feb. 13, 2011

France: Speed Cameras Sprayed, Smashed (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 13, 2011

Speed Cameras Attacked in France, Germany, Italy, UK (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 6, 2011

The camera that lies... (HenleyStandard.co.uk) Jan. 31, 2011

Missouri, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Painted, Pelted (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 30, 2011

Florida, Australia, Belgium, Germany, UAE, UK Defy Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 23, 2011

California: Another Red Light Camera Referendum Possible (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 21, 2011

France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 16, 2011

Australia, France, Poland, Saudi Arabia, UK Protest Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 9, 2011

Police crackdown on Whittlesea speed camera rage (Whittlesea Leader) Jan. 4, 2011

Traffic Camera Attacks on the Rise in US (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 2, 2011

Canada, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 26, 2010

Germany, UK: Speed Cameras Unplugged, Swiped, Smoking (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 19, 2010

France, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia: Speed Cameras Thwarted (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 12, 2010

Ireland, UK: Vigilantes Torch Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 28, 2010

Germany, Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Decapitated, Burned, Grabbed (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 21, 2010

Gone in a flash: Thieves rob van of speed cameras (MenMedia.co.UK) Nov. 18, 2010

Estonia, Italy, Switzerland: Speed Cameras Destroyed (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 14, 2010

Maryland, Poland, UK: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 7, 2010

Speed Camera Torched Near QO High School (North Potomac-Darnestown Patch) Nov. 1, 2010

France, Italy, Poland, UK: Speed Cameras Burned, Painted, Pelted (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 31, 2010

Germany, Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Kicked Out, Burned (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 24, 2010

Germany, Portugal, UK: Speed Cameras Under Siege (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 17, 2010

Traffic camera torched by bonfire in Bywater (WWLTV.com) Oct. 7, 2010

Australia, Belgium, France: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 3, 2010

France, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, UK: Speed Cameras Attacked (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 26, 2010

One in four speed cameras put out of action by county vandals (Lincolnshire Echo) Sep. 25, 2010

France, Italy: Cameras Burned, Protested (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 19, 2010

Italy: Speed Camera Stoned (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 12, 2010

Italy, Latvia: Speed Cameras Swiped, Shot (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 5, 2010

France, Germany: Speed Cameras Burned, Boxed, Bashed, Blown Up (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 29, 2010

West Dorset: A35 protesters fear arson attack after speed camera is set on fire (Bridport News) Aug. 18, 2010

Speeding: Disgust as safety camera is burnt out (Dorset Echo) Aug. 16, 2010

UK, France: Speed Cameras Burned, Smashed (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 15, 2010

Dorset speed camera set on fire in A35 protest village (BBC) Aug. 15, 2010

France, Italy, Spain: Speed Cameras Burn, Crash (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 8, 2010

Speed Cameras Burned, Shot In Caribbean, Middle East (TheNewspaper.com) Jun. 6, 2010

Traffic Cameras Trashed In Missouri, Germany (TheNewspaper.com) May. 16, 2010

Italy, Germany, UK: Speed Cameras Burn (TheNewspaper.com) May. 9, 2010

Speed camera on Old Windsor fatal crash road vandalised (BBC) May. 5, 2010

Cameras are damaged (PeterboroughToday.Co.UK) May. 2, 2010

Washington, France: Traffic Cameras Swiped, Smashed (TheNewspaper.com) May. 2, 2010

France: Speed Camera Set on Fire (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 25, 2010

Arizona, Belgium, UK: Traffic Cameras Spun, Scorched, Swiped (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 18, 2010

France: Speed Camera Doused With Paint (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 11, 2010

Arizona, France: Speed Cameras Covered With Easter Eggs, Manure (TheNewspaper.com) Apr. 4, 2010

France, Germany, Spain: Speed Cameras Burned, Branded, Beaten (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 28, 2010

Australia, France, Germany: Speed Cameras Plastered, Painted, Purloined (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 21, 2010

Coast speed camera vandalised (Sunshine Coast Daily) Mar. 16, 2010

France, Poland, South Africa: Speed Cameras Under Attack (TheNewspaper.com) Mar. 14, 2010

Dorset speed camera bosses hit out after spate of arson (Bournemouth Daily Echo) Feb. 25, 2010

Another speed camera torched (Bournemouth Daily Echo) Feb. 22, 2010

Dug up, shot at and set alight, but speed camera keeps rolling (West Cape News) Feb. 22, 2010

Fire marshal investigating blaze that destroyed Mount Carmel Police Department's speed enforcement van (TimesNews.Net) Feb. 21, 2010

Australia, France: Speed Cameras Attacked In Courts, On Roadside (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 21, 2010

Italy: Average Speed Cameras Sabotaged (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 14, 2010

Oregon, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK: Speed Cams Shot, Spraypainted, Stolen, Singed (TheNewspaper.com) Feb. 7, 2010

Germany, UK: Speed Cameras Smashed and Burned (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 31, 2010

Speed camera vandals strike again in Dorset (Bournemouth Daily Echo) Jan. 26, 2010

Vigilantes Take on Speed Traps in Wyoming, Germany, Switzerland (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 24, 2010

UK: Cumbria Speed Camera Sliced (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 17, 2010

Kirkby Lonsdale speed camera is sabotaged (West Morland Gazette) Jan. 12, 2010

UK, Canada: Speed Camera Toppled, Van Driver Harassed (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 10, 2010

Speed Cameras Blasted in Italy, The Netherlands, UK (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 3, 2010

Texas: Traffic Tickets Go Unpaid in Dallas (TheNewspaper.com) Jan. 2, 2010

Baytown, Texas Residents Demand Vote on Red Light Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 30, 2009

Police hunt motorist who blew up speed camera with a BOMB (Daily Mail) Dec. 29, 2009

Italy, Singapore Speed Cameras, Signs Spraypainted (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 20, 2009

UK: Somerset Speed Camera Scorched (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 13, 2009

Roadside speed camera torched near Burnham-On-Sea (Burnham-On-Sea.com) Dec. 7, 2009

UK, The Netherlands: Speed Cameras Destroyed, Gift-Wrapped (TheNewspaper.com) Dec. 6, 2009

France, Germany, Italy: Speed Cameras Burned, Blinded, Bombed (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 29, 2009

France, Poland: Speed Cameras Blinded (TheNewspaper.com) Nov. 22, 2009

Longham speed camera torched by vandals (Daily Echo) Nov. 13, 2009

UK: Surrey Speed Camera Burned (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 25, 2009

Speed Cameras Attacked in Finland, Poland and Wales (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 11, 2009

Speed cameras vandalised in South Wales (WalesOnline.co.uk) Oct. 9, 2009

DPS: Teens shot BBs at speed cameras in Southwest Valley (AZCentral.com) Oct. 5, 2009

Louisiana and UK Speed Cameras Burned (TheNewspaper.com) Oct. 4, 2009

Westwego speeding-ticket automation tool set on fire (NoLA.com) Oct. 2, 2009

Speed Cameras Attacked in Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Poland (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 27, 2009

Automated Enforcement Assaulted in Australia, France, Maryland, UK (TheNewspaper.com) Sep. 13, 2009

Road rager unbolts new fixed speed camera (BrisbaneTimes.com.au) Sep 10, 2009

New speed camera torn down, wires cut by vandals (News.Com.AU) Sep 9, 2009

FLAMING VOLVO TORCHES SPEED CAMERA (PistonHeads.com) Sep 8, 2009

Vandals take toll on speed cameras (Washington Times) Sep 6, 2009

Speed Cameras Attacked in France, Ireland, Poland, The Netherlands and UK (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 30, 2009

Speed cameras destroyed in attacks (WhatCar.com) Aug. 24, 2009

Third speed cameras torching is condemned (Daily Echo) Aug. 24, 2009

Arizona, Poland, UK Resist Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 23, 2009

Speed cameras torched in Verwood and Three Legged Cross (Salsibury Journal) Aug. 19, 2009

Traffic cameras anger Montgomery drivers (Washington Times) Aug. 12, 2009

Speed cameras being torched (The Austalian) Aug. 12, 2009 Alternative Article 1 - Alternative Article 2

Angry motorists torch speed camera in backlash against scores of tickets in three days (DailyMail.co.uk) Aug. 18, 2009

Camera Attacks in Tennessee, Australia, Italy, Latvia, Spain, UK (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 16, 2009

Speed Cameras Taken Out in The Netherlands, Poland and the UK (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 9, 2009

Police Search for Speed Camera Vandal (News Channel 8) Aug. 5, 2009

Speed Cameras Blinded... For Now (NBC Washington) Aug. 4, 2009

Redlfex Camera Attacked on AZ-51 (CameraFraud.com) Aug. 4, 2009

Louisiana, Poland, South Africa and UK Express Anger Toward Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Aug. 2, 2009

Speed camera goes up in a flash (Swindon Advertiser) Jul. 30, 2009

Police: Video shows attack on speed van (2TheAdvocate.com) Jul. 30, 2009

UK, California and New York Destroy Traffic Cameras (TheNewspaper.com) Jul. 26, 2009

Speed cameras under siege in North Wales (Daily Post) Jul. 21, 2009

Speed Cameras Under Assault in Arizona, Australia and UAE (TheNewspaper.com) Jul. 19, 2009

UK: Shropshire Speed Camera Torched (TheNewsPaper.com) Jul 12, 2009

Tucsonan is arrested in photo-radar damage (AZ Daily Star) Jul 8, 2009

Speed Cameras Disabled in Arizona, France (TheNewsPaper.com) Jul 5, 2009

Cameras Burned, Bashed in UK, Germany, Italy (TheNewsPaper.com) June 28, 2009

Speed Cameras in UK, Germany, The Netherlands Swiped, Smashed, Scorched (TheNewsPaper.com) June 7, 2009

Fire destroys 18th safety camera (BBC.co.UK) June 3, 2009

Australian Cops Block Speed Cameras, French, UK Vigilantes Destroy Them (TheNewsPaper.com) May 31, 2009

Laceby bypass speed camera set on fire (Grimsby.co.uk) May 27, 2009

Speed Cameras Attacked in Germany, Italy, Poland, UK (TheNewsPaper.com) May 24, 2009

Speed camera vandals 'putting lives at risk' (SouthWalesArgus.co.uk)
Of course, this would imply that lives are at risk where there are no cameras installed.

Australia, France, UK Traffic Cameras Under Fire (TheNewsPaper.com)

Authorities pledge to catch speed camera arsonists (Lancashire Evening Post)

Speed Cameras Attacked (Boston Standard)

French, UK Vigilantes Grow Tired of Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com)

Cameras Burn in England and Germany (TheNewspaper.com)

Speed van attacked; company surprised (2theadvocate.com)

Vigilantes Disable Cameras in France, Germany (TheNewspaper.com)

Louisiana: Public Slams Traffic Cameras in Referendum (TheNewspaper.com)

Vigilantes Target French, UK Speed Cameras (TheNewspaper.com)

Speed Cameras Under Fire in France, Italy and the UK (TheNewspaper.com)

Speed camera torched - 35,000 damage (Burnley Express)

Belgian, British, Polish Speed Cameras Swiped (TheNewspaper.com)