Last year, automated traffic camera reform died in a Maryland General Assembly committee. But that was before the Baltimore Sun reported that the cameras have a 5 percent error rate and have even issued citations to nonmoving cars. This year, Sen. Brian Frosh, D-Montgomery, predicts a “stampede” of legislation to restore some semblance of accuracy and limit the operation of these devices, now ubiquitous in Washington and the Maryland suburbs.

It’s about time. Local jurisdictions have been relying on the revenue produced by these “money cams” while closing their eyes to significant abuses, such as: