Speed Enforcement Camera's may be coming to a work zone near you in Pennsylvania
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 5:57pm
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Construction worker and driver safety initiative in active work zones—pilot program on limited access highways
SB 172 passed the Senate (45-3) now in the House.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck....
Winnipeg Bicycle Plates
However, many jurisdictions do not issue plates for bicycles, and there are few regulations as to where plates must be located... so the photo may not be able to identify the owner of the bicycle.
I'll bite, DanielT: Which jurisdictions do issue plates for bicycles??
To be honest, I have not seen any bicycle plates since I was a kid. Back then, the City of Winnipeg issued plates - I believe it was $2 per year.
They stopped issuing plates in the 1980s.
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Construction worker and driver safety initiative in active work zones—pilot program on limited access highways
SB 172 passed the Senate (45-3) now in the House.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=172&pn=1067
If this legislation saves the life of just one highway worker, I'll consider it worthwhile.
Lets be honest though. The real purpose is revenue generation to help plug PA's $2.2 billion budget shortfall.
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Construction worker and driver safety initiative in active work zones—pilot program on limited access highways
SB 172 passed the Senate (45-3) now in the House.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=172&pn=1067
If this legislation saves the life of just one highway worker, I'll consider it worthwhile.
Lets be honest though. The real purpose is revenue generation to help plug PA's $2.2 billion budget shortfall.
I'm all for safety, but I agree, they pulled this fig leaf out of the bottom of the speedo-porta-potty.
don't disagree
had thought I'd seen it all, I'm on the corner of Grays Ferry behind a bicycle, who obviously takes a super long time to ride through the intersection? How does the red light cam work in this scenario, kind of comical.
If a bicyclist enters the intersection when the light is green, he or she will not trigger the camera, no matter how long it takes to cross the intersection.
But bicyclists must obey the same traffic laws as motor vehicles! If a bicyclist enters the intersection against a red light, photos may be taken. However, many jurisdictions do not issue plates for bicycles, and there are few regulations as to where plates must be located... so the photo may not be able to identify the owner of the bicycle.
But it's not as comical as you might think. A bike blowing through a red light is much less visible than a vehicle, and at much greater risk of being hit by cross traffic than a car.
seems like bicyclists often disregard traffic regs, like say trying to get onto MLK blvd out of the city making a left. I've seen them blow 4 way stops, which I think is an assumption on their part that vehicles wouldn't want to hit them.
Running lights, speeding, imho is rampant in Phila. So I am for doubling, tripling, quadrupling the number of red light cams. Because this is something that is easily, easily, controlled by the driver. I'm actually not so much for speed cams. While I think 11 mph is a reasonable leeway, sometimes, it can be deceiving. And realistically, there are today, roads that have 35 mph limits, where people are going 60-70 mph. So I don't know how the speed would be transitioned down.
And again, having spent time in KY recently, I can see that in some areas of the USA, it's pointless to have rlcs, nobody is blowing lights anyway.
seems like bicyclists often disregard traffic regs, like say trying to get onto MLK blvd out of the city making a left. I've seen them blow 4 way stops, which I think is an assumption on their part that vehicles wouldn't want to hit them.
Lots of cars/trucks disregard traffic regs too. I see folks make a right turn on red without ever stopping daily. I see folks exceeding the speed limit on every drive, whether a 55 MPH limit on a freeway, or a 25 MPH limit through a neighborhood full of kids playing. I see folks drive right through crosswalks inches from pedestrians like they are not even there.
A big difference between bikes disregarding traffic regulations (or pedestrians disregarding DON'T WALK signs) is that the motor vehicle will likely be uninjured when they break the law with a bike/pedestrian crash.
Everyone should follow their respective rules. And don't like the speed limit? Petition for change, don't speed.