Comments on: Red Light Camera Controversy

By: Kyle D

Kyle D — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:53:25 +0000

Can a camera get two cars in one photo.

I went through a yellow and half way through the limit line the light turn red..

I was making a left hand turn and the car to the right of me went as well. He was slightly behind me, making a left as well.

Did the camera get him or me or both of us.

I saw two flashes

By: Cindy Lynch

Cindy Lynch — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:42:00 +0000

I read about this in engadget a few days ago.

http://www.gpsangel.com

By: db

db — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:13:00 +0000

does anyone know if the reflective license plate covers work and their legality?

By: The_curious_one

The_curious_one — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:36:00 +0000

At least in Alberta a ticket from a traffic camera does not result in any points being assessed. An if you weren’t driving the car at the time and if you can get the real driver to fess up the ticket will be transfered to him/her.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:13:00 +0000

Yeah..don’t speed and don’t run red lights and you won’t have to worry about tickets!

You may even try walking or taking public transportation. MUCH cheaper!

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +0000

Here in OC California, red light cameras are owned by the municipality but managed by a contracted third party vendor. The municipalities don’t even have the resources to send out the tickets in the first place, which is why it’s outsourced. The have been taken to task recently by the newspaper for not following up on the actual tickets. It was reported that a ticket not paid within a certain time frame (I don’t remember what it was) would just be dismissed. Also, a citizen went into court and argued that since the tickets are not mailed certified, there is no proof that a violator even received the ticket in the first place. I don’t know how that all turned out, but it’s true. They can’t even prove you’ve received a jury duty summons.

By: LeeLee

LeeLee — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:04:00 +0000

We started to have these pop up in the DFW area a few years ago, and now it seems like they are everywhere. I hate them, especially since now the city council is trying to utilize them for other things, i.e putting microphones on them, to “be able to hear gunshots,” yeah right. But what’s interesting is that in Dallas and some surrounding cities, they are having to take some of them down, because they aren’t generating enough revenue. Seems there are some websites you can go to that will tell you where the cameras are, and Dallas PD is finding those intersections used less, and less, so less tickets are issued, and less money paid to the city. Guess greed came back to bite them in the arse!

By: GTT

GTT — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:01:00 +0000

I agree with the above comments:
- traffic lights should ALL have the little counters. They are great for calculating time left for crossing, etc.
- longer yellow lights would NOT work here in Peru because the custom here is to just speed up so you have time to cross on yellow!

I totally agree with these cameras. In fact, I think they shouldnt even be advertised. You shouldnt necessarily know where the speed trap is, you should ALWAYS respect speed limits and stop at red lights, no matter if there is a camera or not.

By: Kev in GA

Kev in GA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:23:00 +0000

So funny. Don’t break the law and you won’t get in trouble. I have no problem with red light cameras or with speed traps (finally learned to control the speed). And if you do run the light don’t be doing something embarassing like shoving funyans in your mouth. LOL :0 That is so funny.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:04:00 +0000

My sister got ticketed by one of the cameras that mails a photo along with the ticket to prove who was driving. To add insult to injury, in the photo she was shoveling a handful of Funyans into her mouth.