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Sep 22, 2008 - Easy Cure

Red light cameras seem to be popping up in more and more places, and the hue and cry about them never ceases to amaze me.

The main point is always that the cameras aren't about safety or traffic control, but are about revenue.

Well it's pretty simple. The revenue stream wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the red light runners.

It's like the old joke where the guy goes to the doctor and says, "Doc it hurts when I do this." And the doc says, "Well, don't do that."

Besides, what's the hurry? With the way most traffic lights are timed to keep the traffic moving, if you run this red light, you're likely to have to stop at the next one anyway.

3:21 am | Categories: traffic
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pf_flyer - Sep 25, 2008 5:21 pm
Seems pretty simple. Just before it turns green it's RED. And geting the jump into moving cross traffic sure doens't seem safer to me.
rearwheeldrive - Sep 25, 2008 2:33 pm
I think its safer to go just before it turns green. This also gives the guy in the back a an extra few seconds to make the light before it turns red again.
melville248 - Sep 24, 2008 5:27 am
Those who think they are above the law will find fault with what gets in their way. And what is the big hurry?
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