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Post by Fishooked on Dec 9, 2014 18:46:06 GMT -5
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Post by crossfire on Dec 10, 2014 0:02:03 GMT -5
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Post by dmitexxi on Dec 10, 2014 17:49:32 GMT -5
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Dec 10, 2014 20:31:14 GMT -5
I got my ticket in the mail. Guess I did run the red light a few weeks ago.  The ticket actually included the photos of my car across the white line while the light was red. You could even go online to see an avi movie of said event. Probably cuts down on the number of people contesting the citations. Only $75 (didn't care about my speed, yeah!) and no points against my license. So, not too bad.  I want to ask where this was (generally) so as to know where not to speed. But the thing about being happy with no points - this is a new thing targeting cars and drivers, if you think about it. Anybody could have been driving that car, there's no way to get the driver's info. So it's not a 'moving violation' anymore. It's like the car got the violation, not the driver. So how could they put points against a license. I'm not sure how to argue it yet but this seems to me a further erosion of our civil liberties and the fact that the fines are so 'low' makes people happy is sad. It's obviously a revenue generating scheme for municipaliities. |
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Post by Gunnails on Dec 11, 2014 0:10:58 GMT -5
I got my ticket in the mail. Guess I did run the red light a few weeks ago. The ticket actually included the photos of my car across the white line while the light was red. You could even go online to see an avi movie of said event. Probably cuts down on the number of people contesting the citations. Only $75 (didn't care about my speed, yeah!) and no points against my license. So, not too bad. I want to ask where this was (generally) so as to know where not to speed. But the thing about being happy with no points - this is a new thing targeting cars and drivers, if you think about it. Anybody could have been driving that car, there's no way to get the driver's info. So it's not a 'moving violation' anymore. It's like the car got the violation, not the driver. So how could they put points against a license. I'm not sure how to argue it yet but this seems to me a further erosion of our civil liberties and the fact that the fines are so 'low' makes people happy is sad. It's obviously a revenue generating scheme for municipaliities. ARe you saying you live in a Police State? |
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Dec 11, 2014 0:15:48 GMT -5
I want to ask where this was (generally) so as to know where not to speed. But the thing about being happy with no points - this is a new thing targeting cars and drivers, if you think about it. Anybody could have been driving that car, there's no way to get the driver's info. So it's not a 'moving violation' anymore. It's like the car got the violation, not the driver. So how could they put points against a license. I'm not sure how to argue it yet but this seems to me a further erosion of our civil liberties and the fact that the fines are so 'low' makes people happy is sad. It's obviously a revenue generating scheme for municipaliities. ARe you saying you live in a Police State? Yes, I do believe this is a Police State. But not for the same reasons. |
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Post by LoneStarLady on Dec 11, 2014 5:27:33 GMT -5
I got my ticket in the mail. Guess I did run the red light a few weeks ago. The ticket actually included the photos of my car across the white line while the light was red. You could even go online to see an avi movie of said event. Probably cuts down on the number of people contesting the citations. Only $75 (didn't care about my speed, yeah!) and no points against my license. So, not too bad. I want to ask where this was (generally) so as to know where not to speed. But the thing about being happy with no points - this is a new thing targeting cars and drivers, if you think about it. Anybody could have been driving that car, there's no way to get the driver's info. So it's not a 'moving violation' anymore. It's like the car got the violation, not the driver. So how could they put points against a license. I'm not sure how to argue it yet but this seems to me a further erosion of our civil liberties and the fact that the fines are so 'low' makes people happy is sad. It's obviously a revenue generating scheme for municipaliities. This was a town outside of Austin. The state highway I take to Houston normally has a 75 mph limit, but right outside of Austin there are a few towns with red lights on the highway -- bizarre. You have to slow down for the lights but it's hard when you're driving so fast, especially downhill, which I was. I should have stopped but I had been driving a long time, just wanted to get home, and thought I could get through the light. My fault. I'm not "happy" about the fine, but I'm glad that it wasn't $250 or $500 or more. I'm also glad it was a flat fee and they didn't use my speed to make the fine higher. You're right, they don't know who was driving so can't assess points on a license. If a cop stopped me, then maybe they could have given me a citation that affects my license, but the camera can't do that. Yes, it's a money-making scheme, but it also helps deter some drivers, too. I know I'll be more careful going through these lights, and since I'm leaving for Houston again in a few minutes, I'll have plenty of opportunity to stop at all these ridiculous red lights again. |
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