(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the use of speed cameras in Cedar Rapids in a revised ruling. The Supreme Court reheard the class action lawsuit against the cameras on Interstate 380 — after the city said the ruling did not rely on the most current version of the ordinance. In the new ruling the high court says many citizens many regard the automated cameras as “speed traps,” and the city seeks to encourage payment of fines rather than to force driver into small claims court.

But the ruling says while the court respectfully acknowledges these concerns — the case involves traffic citations with small fines — “not the pumping of a resisting person’s stomach.” The ruling does say it is possible to imagine a scenario in which the challenger develops a factual record that demonstrates the system is not related to public safety concerns and is simply designed to raise revenues for the city. But it says the drivers in this case have not done so.