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Running RED lights. (pg. 2)
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wicked Neo
In the UK, a lot of lights have and have had for some time, Red Light Cameras, so if some twat jumps a red light, the camera grabs their number plate (license plate) and automaticly sends them a fine and puts points on their license (12 points and its a license suspension) |
yeah. There are also a couple of companies that sell certain materials that make the plate undecipherable from a certain angle (I believe Mythbusters determined many of these products are useless). A good number of people also are throwing up privacy flags (ie, the CC-TV "big brother"-esque system)
Certain cities in southern california have taken them down as a result, but they are numerous+growing where I live (san diego) |
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| Mebot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
DC can be bad too - especially when they run the light but don't have any room to go past the intersection, so they end up just easing into the middle of the intersection in the middle of a red, completely blocking the road going the perpendicular direction. |
DC, Maryland & Virginia all have red-light cameras, but certain laws have been passed in different legislatures, so.. I'm not sure which jurisdications allow red-light cameras and which don't
I know for sure that Fairfax, Loudoun and Arlington counties suspended red-light cameras because there's been people complaining and they want to |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
DC, Maryland & Virginia all have red-light cameras, but certain laws have been passed in different legislatures, so.. I'm not sure which jurisdications allow red-light cameras and which don't
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Yeah, I've seen the cameras but during rush hour they don't seem to do much good. Connecticut Ave. can take about an hour to move five miles because every other green light is blocked by stopped cars crossing the road.
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I know for sure that Fairfax, Loudoun and Arlington counties suspended red-light cameras because there's been people complaining and they want to |
I live in the District proper in part because I'm afraid of those $1000 speeding tickets in Arlington! Not that I've ever had a speeding ticket, but I just know that would be my first one. |
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| Ian |
| i find it happens a lot of pedestrian crossings here. You've gotta wait for both sides to stop cos some old man or woman with arguing kids won't bother to stop. I like the id ea of keeping coins in my pocket,just small change, to launch at them along with 'wanker' when they go by. |
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| jonze234 |
| it's not too bad in chicago |
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| Mebot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I live in the District proper in part because I'm afraid of those $1000 speeding tickets in Arlington! Not that I've ever had a speeding ticket, but I just know that would be my first one. |
True. I'm not as concerned about the red-light cameras as I am about those incredible speeding tickets! But then again, I haven't driven into DC in awhile. I usually take the Metro. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
Oh that ing drives me up the wall. I'm thinking like "HELLO you didn't know the light was going to change? And the cars aren't moving in front of you?".
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blocking intersections is one of my pet hates.
A couple of days ago I was driving into work in peak hour, the traffic on the other side of the intersection was backed right up to the other side and I could see the next set of lights were red so they weren't going to move anytime soon. I had a green light. I sat at the line waiting for the other side to move so i didn't blok the intersection, and the dumb ing twat behind me started honking me, after we finally got across the intersection he got alongisde me and was abusing me. For NOT blocking the intersection. me Adelaide is full of s. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| its not too bad in orange county but its horrendous in la county. |
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| iclone |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wicked Neo
In the UK, a lot of lights have and have had for some time, Red Light Cameras, so if some twat jumps a red light, the camera grabs their number plate (license plate) and automaticly sends them a fine and puts points on their license (12 points and its a license suspension) |
speed cameras are all over the UK, too...
and yeah, we have red light cams in texas. |
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| Protege |
Its quite common in SF, especially with left turns. The light will turn red then like 5 cars get the chance to go. Its pretty much expected when the light turns green to let the people turn before you go.
Also, I heard in some places like Puerto Rico, people arent required to stop late at night so as not to get car jacked. |
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| justin |
| DC has the wrost driving conditions in the universe. its impossible to navigate your way around even if your going in a straight line. sooner or later your bound to merge onto another street before you get where you're going. its no wonder people would ever run a red light if there too busy trying to figure out what in street there on. Avoid driving in DC at all costs if you're smart. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
morons everywhere are doing it more & more. they've even changed some of the lights here so there's almost a 10-second delay of all-reds, to accommodate these geniuses. |
That would be an incredibly long delay. Its probably more like 3. But I know what you mean.
Theres an intersection in my neighborhood that has a single light in the middle. When one side turns red, the other one goes green immediately. No need to say that when your light turns green, you definitely look both ways before entering the intersection. |
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