| Automated Tickets [message #72363] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 18:23  |
iLoveiPod
Messages: 210
Registered: April 2012
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Have you ever gotten an automated ticket? We have several red light intersections in town that are monitored by traffic cameras, and they'll send you a ticket any time you violate a traffic law, like running a red light or turning illegally.
For those of you that have gotten one of these tickets, have you ever felt that it was in error and tried to fight it? If so, what was the outcome?
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| Re: Automated Tickets [message #72392 is a reply to message #72363] |
Thu, 26 April 2012 06:27  |
Thermionic
Messages: 208
Registered: May 2009
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Thankfully, I've never gotten a ticket by one, nor has anyone else I know. But, I'm not gonna waste a good opportunity to rant about those beastly things! We have 'em all over town. I frequently find myself hitting the brakes hard to stop at yellow lights, that I'd otherwise cruise on through if were there no red-light camera. So do many others.
Studies have shown that installing red-light cameras causes an increase in rear end collisions, because people (like me!) are afraid of them and will trounce down hard on the binders to make SURE they're stopped in time, even if the light had only just then turned yellow. They tell us that the cameras don't trigger unless someone enters the intersection after the light has turned red. But, we all know how trustworthy the government is, especially when it comes to money.....
Many municipalities have removed them altogether, because the cost of the third party companies that monitor them exceeded the ticket revenue they generated. We've noticed that several have been recently removed at some of the lower-traffic intersections here. A good start....
Thermionic
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| Re: Automated Tickets [message #72509 is a reply to message #72363] |
Thu, 03 May 2012 04:10 |
Bill Wassilak
Messages: 402
Registered: May 2009
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I've gotten one at from a toll both one time, but it wasn't my vehicle and I was driving it. I just called the turn pike authority and they told me not to worry about it.
Here in Britain they have them all over, but if your in a rental car you never get a ticket. But if your in your own pesonal vehicle you'll get one in the mail. Big brother's watching you all the time over here.
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