Red Light camera question...

In California the find is $446.00 for a redlight camera and only $347.00 for a normal redlight ticket.

ouch.
Not sure about MD for a red light, but a speed cam will charge you $40.

Technically stopping beyond the line is a ticketable offense. You could argue the point that you did indeed stop and did not go through the intersection. Most likely you probably will receive an unwanted piece of mail. Here is a link to another solution for redlight cameras:

http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2008/10/german-police-seek-spee...

I would guess that if you have no front plate and your state does not require you to have a front plate that you are most likely in the clear. If the one behind you had gone off they would be trying to ticket you.

I haven't been to Dibill, TX but for all of the cameras in TX that I have seen none take pictures from the front. I think we have a privacy law that prevents photoing anyone in the car because it might invade their right to privacy of who else may be in the front seat with them. Just think B. Clinton and other political figures and you should know the reason they passed such a law.

Saw this concept on one of the new aggregators.

Anyone ever hear of these? Do other states do this?

the camera takes three exposures to determine how fast the car was going, or if it was moving at all. If so, you shouldn't get a ticket.

We have a lot of them around our town. Most are issued by the Department of State and start with the letter D - as in Diplomat.

And even if a front license plate is required, the fine for that is much less than the red light camera fine. 15 tickets for no front license plate cost the same as one red light camera ticket, and the one can prevent the other.

Close, but no cigar - you dodged a bullet! A couple more and your Nuvi is "paid" for.

that is the great thing about using GPS with the red light info. gives you a heads up on a camera and most improtant it gives you some insight if the guy in front of you is going to slam on his brakes.

Thats why I slipped past the line. I did not want to be that guy who slammed on the brakes. A nice controled paaaaaaniiiiiic stop. Indyjkraft

Thanks for the comments.

I happen to work as a municipal attorney and was involved in my city's ordinance and set up of red light cameras.... what will earn you a ticket in the mail can vary from city to city and state to state. The systems are generally run by an outside vendor with photo series AND video supplied to the police dept. by the vendor for each suspected violation. A police officer decides whether or not there was a violation. In our case you will NOT receive a ticket if you STOP, even if you cross the stop bar or go into the cross walk, so long as you do not continue through the intersection. The law on stopping at red lights generally will say you must stop at the stop bar (or some other identifiable position) "and remain stopped and standing" until the light changes to green. It's the failing to "remain stopped and standing" part that will get you a ticket. Here anyway. As for "privacy" and what can be photographed....sorry...there is no right of privacy when you are in public....once you go out your door you have no "expectation of privacy"...even in your car....you are probably photographed or on video 100 times or more before you get back home. Smile!

I'm pretty sure California is among the highest

jgracey

In Illinois, at least Chicago, they are considering adding an extra $25 plus having to go to "traffic school".
Zapca

My understanding, uneducated though it might be, is that the cameras are activated only when a suspected violation occurs.

Traffic Enforcement Cameras are activated when a suspected violation occurs.

See if this helps clear it up!
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/red-light-camera2.htm

wow.....

I live in upstate New York. Our county is presently looking at installing red light cameras. I assume the need to increase revenue like other areas. this is all done in the name of safety. Thanks for my garmin!!

gusb