Notice how they place the signs in every direction at Red light camera intersections, but the camera only works in one direction. It takes a picture of the back of the car and the light in the said direction. Do they think they scare all motorists? 
Red Light Cameras
- Thread starter The Bandit
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ig-88 said:
I hope you don't get a ticket in the mail showing your car going through a red light when you weren't driving it. There are so many things wrong with red light cameras and photo radar that they outweigh the perceived public benefit by a long, long way.
It id funny in the Toronto Star the byline stated the city was going to get less revenue bc there was a delay installing them. You would think they would be more concerned about how less lives might be or how many fewer collisions there would be. Just goes to show you they are a cash grab just like PVT, garbage, Land transfer, hydro, water tax...
Next elections lets vote Miller out...
Next elections lets vote Miller out...
I hated photo radar.
But I have NO PROBLEM with red light cameras.
IMHO, goofs running reds is one of the most dangerous things drivers have to cope with. I've seen guys run HARD reds (i.e. it's green in the other direction) I've also seen 2 and 3 assholes turning on the red when they had no right to.
As far as I'm concerned, they should build a camera into every stop light.
But I have NO PROBLEM with red light cameras.
IMHO, goofs running reds is one of the most dangerous things drivers have to cope with. I've seen guys run HARD reds (i.e. it's green in the other direction) I've also seen 2 and 3 assholes turning on the red when they had no right to.
As far as I'm concerned, they should build a camera into every stop light.
Lisa of Toronto said:
You can get off by having someone else admit to driving and paying the fine.
I'm always concerned about getting nabbed at one these intersections by simply trying to pull off a left turn.
You enter the intersection on a green with your signal on....wait for the opposite traffic...wait some more...watch for pedestrians or cyclists on the wrong side of the road...then as you are about to complete the turn on the yellow, a car in the opposite direction guns it and you are left in the middle of the intersection on a red with your junk in the wind.
You enter the intersection on a green with your signal on....wait for the opposite traffic...wait some more...watch for pedestrians or cyclists on the wrong side of the road...then as you are about to complete the turn on the yellow, a car in the opposite direction guns it and you are left in the middle of the intersection on a red with your junk in the wind.
You mean that we'll generate more money and help offset taxes to make our roads safer?
Shameless!
PW
Shameless!
PW
My favorite is the thought of someone sending in a photo of their money to pay the fine from the red light camera.
dcbogey said:
So you'd be all hunky-dorey if the money was going to a charity instead?
Yeah, right.
I support and endorse red light cameras and even photo radar for speeds in excess of 120 km/hour on the highways. But especially red light cameras because in the past 10 years it's gotten noticeably worse.
The excuse that it's just a way to make revenue is just that, an excuse. People know they're breaking the law and they don't want to pay a fine. Period.
Photo radar slows down traffic. It's a fact. It does what it's supposed to do. Same with red light cameras. If you don't break the law, you don't get fined.
All the cynicism and rationalizations are just bullshit from people who want to break the law and avoid the consequences.
The excuse that it's just a way to make revenue is just that, an excuse. People know they're breaking the law and they don't want to pay a fine. Period.
Photo radar slows down traffic. It's a fact. It does what it's supposed to do. Same with red light cameras. If you don't break the law, you don't get fined.
All the cynicism and rationalizations are just bullshit from people who want to break the law and avoid the consequences.
That sounds just about right.Keebler Elf said:All the cynicism and rationalizations are just bullshit from people who want to break the law and avoid the consequences.
