Speed Cameras - lots of warning.

In Winnipeg, Canada, all the intersections with red light cameras have a sign posted 300 feet before the intersection.

It's a large white reflective sign that says "Photo Enforced". There is a second sign above it with an image of a camera. (See link below):

http://www.mts.net/~jwt/images/photo-radar.jpg

I don't understand how so many local people get caught driving through red lights.

The signs, etc. are not easy to see at night. They tend to be posted on winding roads and rather than focusing on things on the side of the road, I tend to focus on the road in front of me when I drive.

As for the cameras during the day, I usually see the lines on the street before I notice the cameras themselves.

In any event, the database on this site has never been wrong, so as long as I have my GPS on I am good to go.

There's definitely warning signs here if you pay attention. The exception I know of is the moving radar vans that are not on highways.

hey, let computers run the world, its already happening.

In Arizona, even the moving radar vans all over the place have to post signs. The signs seems to be about 1/2 mile away and then there are signs again about 500 yards before you see the van.

I'm wondering about that. In the cities, I've seen the mobile vans parked and they always have the amber warning signs out - some are massively huge, others are very tiny.

A couple of weekends ago, we took a road trip and noticed a couple of DPS mobile speed vans along the interstate and one of the state highways that did not appear to have the warning signs out. They were on the other side of the road, but we looked back and did not see the familiar amber sign that we're used to in town.

Bob

I find that on the San Tan 202 between Hawes Rd. and Williams Field, the mobile units are not consistent with placing their signage. Sometimes they place the first one next to a yellow traffic warning sign (so if you're not paying attention you won't see it), sometimes only the 2nd sign just before the mobile unit is there but by then you see the white SUV. Then yesterday I saw both signs on the way home from work but no mobile unit????? A couple of weeks ago after passing one of the mobile units, other drivers increased their speed to 70-75+mph. There was a DPS "truck" off to the side of the freeway, one of the drivers was hauling @** and the DPS truck went after them. Just because you pass the mobile unit doesn't necessarily means you're out of the clear. You gotta be on your toes and pay attention on that part of the San Tan 202.

Not all the the intersections with speed cameras in MD have signs. A great many do not. If you are driving in MD, don't just look for the sign.