Re: Red-light cameras, the good and the rantable


Lights dont go from red to yellow. They go from green to yellow to let you
know red is coming. Federal guidelines (menitioned in here once I think) are
yellow is to be no less than 3.0 seconds and no more than 6.0 seconds. The
red light camera entrappers set the yellow lights at 2.9 seconds or when
they get caught with that, they set it for 3.0 on the nose.

The time before the intersection turns green the other way CAN be
instantaneous . It is advised for safety to give some time for an ALL RED
before flipping green the other way, but in my city, some lights do and some
dont. Its a crap shoot. You never know what you going to get. The Federal
Highway admin suggests long intersections have this ALL RED feature to allow
the intersection to clear out before flipping green to the other drivers.

In a city with those cameras, consider yellow to just BE red and just stop
and hope to hell you dont get ass-ended. trying to outrun a red light camera
is stupid. Thats why these light cameras should be declared a public
nuisance.

If you want to have fun with these cameras, if your light turns yellow, slow
down. Dont stop until you are right up to the line. Stop suddenly. Result:
the camera will flash and use its film but you havent committed anything
other than an abrupt stop. I do this all the time and it just takes one
frame off the film.

On the tricks to fool the cameras, the sprays etc... High gloss laquer will
do the same thing. The spray works sort of but the thing that really woroks
is the plate lens that blocks out oart of your numbers or is only visible
head on. The camera being off to the side will not get a full plate number.
Problem: These are considered obscuring your plate and will get you a $50
ticket if a cop gets behind you and see's it.

There are some clever other things which so long as a cop isnt viewing your
plate, you can do.
There are some other things, so long as no one is watching the camera, one
can do as well. :)







<fiveiron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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the bastards set the yellow short to >increase revenue.
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And, the motorists didn't do anything about it?

I can also remember when the amber timing - was really short, and also
when it was lengthen - supposedly for safety reasons.

mho
vfe




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