Red Light Cameras

Guy I know who thinks his sheet don't stink and can do pretty much what he wants, even when riding, just got nailed by a red light camera. He said they got pics of him on all four sides and a great mug shot. We all had a smile on our faces when he told us about it and after he left we all agreed, couldn't happen to a better guy. That was one instance of a red light camera where to us it did good.

They put one up here by my subdivision, even though it's illegal in the state to do so.
Cities are just telling the state to screw off they will do what they want.

However a nice judge took the case and told the city to pull it down, refund 100% of the money and remove all tickets.

I don't care if it works or not but if it's not legal, they shouldn't be allowed to do it..

Law applies to both sides.

HE HE, was on a ride with three other guys last Sunday and coming out of the town of Rainier a car came blowing by us like we was standing still. Speed limit is posted at 50 their. As we went just a bit further there was a state cop sitting their and I'm sure he picked him up on radar but we all stuck our arms out pointing to the driver (driver of the cage slowed down real quick when he saw the cop). The cop stuck his thumb up letting us know yep, got him. Bet the driver was pissed as the cop pulled him over. He had to be doing 80 plus when he went by us so we didn't feel to bad letting the cop know. To many kids and other traffic in that area to be going that fast.

I agree if the law says no red light camera's then no red light camera's.

Yeah karma is a beeatch...

I don't mind them fixing the red light runner problem, I look before entering
and I"m sure it PO's some idiot behind me but I've seen too many runners.

Cameras would be fine for me if"
1) very strict rules on how, where and when
2) timing on Yellows could not be altered by the camera or city and must meet a minimum standard for time
3) Picture must show violator clearly
4) Signs must be posted in advance that the intersection is monitored

The goal really is to stop the runners, not increase city coffers. If the cameras don't stop the runners, then what is the point...

Further, the car IMHO isn't running the light, it is a machine that without a driver wouldn't go anywhere. So I could borrow your car, run every red light and get you a
ton of citations and you'd be responsible to pay or they will come for the car, and you did nothing..

Bet he wouldn't loan his car out anymore. They do take photo's and just like the guy I know his wife said it was a pretty good pic of him and there was no doubt.
I'm like you I slow down at those places to and do some head checks.
I've seen log trucks full of logs running a set of lights over on Hwy 213 by me, that's a bit scary. Be kinda like being hit by a locomotive.

I'd bet the camera if properly setup would do well

I'd be for a remote camera setup that ties into an office where an officer has monitors of the intersection and the action specific, kind of like the Military drone system.

Then you'd have one officer that could cover multiple intersections keeping the costs down.

Still, the cameras would work, if properly installed, the rules set and followed...

I dunno you think we'll get bank robbing down to a simple moving violation LOL

The problem is we have thousands of intersections and we don't have the funds to put a LEO in every intersection, every day to write tickets, if we did your taxes would be higher and we'd have more government payroll. The technology isn't the problem it's how it's used. They use cameras on the toll road to monitor E-Pass use
and we don't complain about it...


I did see a guy come to a stop and turn right on red, and a flash went off and his picture was taken like he had run the light but he didn't..

For now the camera is facing backward and not working, my buddy who is an attorney
had his current girlfriend get a ticket in his car..

He wrote a scathing letter, demanding it be reversed, and he demanded they pull the camera, return all fees to anyone that was ticketed because a Florida Judge ruled 100% of these illegal in the state...

Said he'll class action sue the city if they don't send the funds back...

Guess it got their attention..

:roflmao: I sure wouldn't want to be around Cardboard if he ever got ticketed with a Red Light Camera :roflmao::roflmao:

Thing is a LEO that is sitting to write tickets in the school zone can write one in what 15 minutes from target acquisition, notes, call it in, writing ticket, and the offender leaving.

A photo would catch 10 or 12 people in that time.

All the speeders should be caught..

It's not 1950 with Barney, one bullet and otis in the jail,
In this century we should be able to facilitate some automation...