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Man, do I hate these red light cameras at every other light around here.

Posted by kelly Apr 13 '17, 09:23

(Just got a notice. Crap.)

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Pictures always look great too. -- nm - budice Apr 13, 10:00
The downside of no state income tax. -- nm - Da5id Apr 13, 09:52
*Marge grumble* - Will Hunting Apr 13, 09:38 6
- "IT'S RED!!!!!!" -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:52 3
  - "STILL RED! STILL RED! IT"S STILL RED!!!" - Will Hunting Apr 13, 09:56 1
    - hee -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 10:06
  - Oh my god, I just went into giggle fits. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 09:54
- You're just lucky, I guess. - kelly Apr 13, 09:41 1
  - I think it's just a fine. It doesn't go to the court or on your record. Your state may be different, though. -- nm - Inigo Apr 13, 09:51
MO SC spiked them here and the legislature is in the process of nuking them statewide. - Baronspringa Apr 13, 09:34
Sadly, they've been proven to not improve safety at intersections. We took ours down. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:27 21
- It would probably be more effective to put up "Camera ahead!" signs without the camera. -- nm - Max Apr 13, 09:43 1
  - You joke, but - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:45
- Those drivers probably don't even notice the warning signs -- nm - zork Apr 13, 09:40
- I'm so nervous around them I slam on my brakes when the light turns yellow. - JaxSean Apr 13, 09:29 5
  - I should have slammed on my brakes here too. I decided not to - wrong choice! -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 09:31 2
    - Which intersection? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 09:39 1
      - Lovell Rd at 40. -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 09:41
  - yes, exactly this, they have caused a number of accidents at specific intersections here. -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:31
  - I've read that's a common issue that can lead to accidents. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 09:30
- I thought a study out of Chicago said that they did improve things? -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 09:28 11
  - No it didn't. It's a pure revenue grab though nobody wants to admit it. -- nm - pmb Apr 13, 09:34 6
    - agreed, and they make it damn near impossible to fight them. - groiny Apr 13, 09:38 1
      - I got one of those notices about a ticket I had gotten that got re-opened for review because it was during a time when the tickets were suspect, but - pmb Apr 13, 09:44
    - To be fair, it varies from state to state - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:37 3
      - Yeah, it really depends on how they are implemented. In Australia, for example, all red-light camera locations are published, funding goes towards - Roger More Apr 13, 09:55 1
        
        (Thinking about it, I think it also helps that road safety and policing in Australia is handled at the state level, not the municipal level) -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 10:03
      - Chicago shortened the yellow light times, though they got caught for it and changed it back. Also I believe they require countdown timers on the - pmb Apr 13, 09:42
  - I've seen technical studies with both conclusions. We studied ours and saw no benefit at all. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:30 2
    - I forget which city got sued and lost and had to refund all the ticket money collected by these. -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:32 1
      - Here's one example -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:33
  - lol, never trust Chicago studies -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:30

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