Iowa's News Now Investigates: Following the money from Cedar Rapids traffic camera tickets:as of September 2020, the ATE camera's generated $11.1 million dollars since July 1st 2019. That's the date those cameras were allowed to go back online for Cedar Rapids. It's roughly at $12.9 million dollars at the start of 2021.
""Our automated traffic enforcement program in Cedar Rapids has always been about safety," Cedar Rapids Police Capt. Cody Estling told lawmakers. " ... And we just know our system has saved lives." without any proof or further investigation | 
Iowa towns get rich with traffic cameras.
