DO YOU THINK A TRAFFIC
LIGHT LOOKS LIKE THIS?
WELL, WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF BIG BROTHER
WATCHING YOU.
THE RED LIGHT
TICKETING
CAMERAS ARE BEING INSTALLED ALL OVER AMERICA AND ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION
IN:
HERE'S THE TICKET YOU GET IN THE MAIL
SHOT FROM THE CAMERA AT THE CORNER OF
LA CIENEGA & WILSHIRE BLVD. IN
BEVERLY HILLS:
SOME OF THE CITIES ALSO PHOTOGRAPH THE REAR OF
THE CAR AS WELL. ALL PHOTOS ARE IN COLOR...SOME CITIES SEND A B&
W, SOME CITIES SEND YOU THE COLOR.
On the back of the form, they want you
to name the person who is behind the wheel if it isn't you (since the ticket
goes to the registered owner). THEY CAN'T COMPEL YOU TO NAME THEM THOUGH.
If that wasn't you behind the wheel,
SOME judges & commissioners will
dismiss the ticket.
Unless you have reported your car stolen
previously,
you CAN
be held responsible. If you are, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE TICKET AND
GET THE POINT ON YOUR RECORD AND YOU CANNOT GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL if
your state has one (unless the JUDGE decides to cut you a break and let you go.
You can always ask if you lose.....you have nothing to lose at that point)!!! & YOU CAN'T TAKE TRAFFIC SCHOOL FOR SOMEONE
ELSE.
The camera flash goes off ONLY AFTER the light turns red....NEVER
on YELLOW.
If you're in the intersection and the light
was not red, you are NOT getting the ticket from the camera, BUT...if you cross
the limit line of the crosswalk or the curb line (if there is no crosswalk) and
DIDN'T ENTER WHEN IT WAS GREEN,
you CAN be nailed by a
cop if the light turns RED before you clear the intersection.
A YELLOW LIGHT DOES NOT MEAN SPEED
UP....IT MEANS
"PREPARE TO STOP!!"
If you didn't, and it turns RED
while you're entering the intersection...you will be getting the ticket
in the mail in a couple of weeks.
YOU CANNOT SAY THE LIGHT WAS YELLOW....NO
POWER GOES TO THE CAMERA UNTIL IT TURNS RED!!
HERE IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE DATABOX IN THE PICTURE:
BOTTOM LINE..........DON'T TRY TO MAKE A LIGHT!! It is the #1 cause
of crashes in the city and easily, the dumbest thing you can do. It CAN
happen to YOU!!!!
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE ON THESE CAMERA.......GO TO: