Red light cameras?

raamman wrote:
On Apr 22, 6:33 am, " wrote:
On Apr 21, 8:44 pm, Frank Krygowski wrote:

Who's in favor of red light cameras? Who's against?
Do you think a cycling organization should come out in favor of them?
This is a serious question, not a troll. I know a cycling
organization whose officers are trying to decide.
- Frank Krygowski
Another vote FOR.

Lewis

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I have to vote against. reason why is that on a bike I always look
ahead and both ways to ensure the intersection is safe to cross, so I
am not really affected by the possibilty of a red light runner;
however, as a professional driver I am concerned about the inadequate
warning numerous intersections give going from yellow to red, at
normal traffic speed I am often placed in a possition of having to
instantly decide between slamming on the brakes or just driving
through. I realize that the former would likely result in accidents
from peopple following too closly behind and/or not paying complete
attention, especially during rush hours so I try to avoid hard stops;
but then this does subject me to a red light camera without regard to
the circumstances involved. I always pay attention to my surroundings,
for example the other day a couple of kids were at the corner waiting
as I approached on a stale green and so I slowed which caused me to be
late for the intersection when the light turned yellow. As soon as the
light turned green the kids started to cross without even glancing in
the direction of oncoming traffic- very scary indeed. But the yellow
light was hardly on long enough to allow for normal traffic to
properly stop before the green light came on permitting the kids to
begin crossing. I started slowing before the yellow came on. The
municipality put those kids in seroius danger by a short yellow light
at the intersection. The short light might be a result of some
seriously misguided thinking to catch more red light runners but is
hardly in the best interest of the community it serves.

All good points.

And as with many issues regarding police, the innocent get
ticketed along with the guilty. Good luck with that once
your plate is imaged. I had a passenger witness to my cash
toll payments on Illinois Northwest Tollway, got four camera
images with toll violation notices a week later.

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Andrew Muzi
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