>> reporter: state haw makers
like representative daphne
campbell in florida just don't
buy it.
she says the $158 tickets in
florida are her number one
constituent complaint.
>> you think that's safety?
this is madness.
this is, you know, it's not name
for something like that because
hundreds of dollars, i would be
so upset.
>> it's all about money.
>> it's about money-driven,
simple as that.
>> reporter: in florida the
state gets half of the $158
ticket, the other half then goes
to the cities which pay for the
cameras and to the camera
suppliers which get roughly four
grand per month, per camera.
american traffic solutions, a
major player in this business,
they swear their cameras are
accurate, so much so they're
even more accurate than, say, a
cop just driving by the
intersection because they have
photographic proof.
but critics contend it's all
about the yellow light.
if you shorten the yellow,
you'll increase tickets, if you
lengthen the yellow by just one
second, you'll reduce...