Bloomberg better add this to the list along with 'illegal guns' as items to stop from coming into New York!
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
I think the fine here in CA is closer to $400 for blowing the red lights.
BTTT
The worst greed is governmental greed. Screw 'em.
The good ol American way! Where there is a will, there is a way.
Heaven forbid people should have to obey traffic laws.
There's nothing more guaranteed to make a politico furious than to mess with their revenue stream.
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I remember in DC they got caught shortening the length of yellow lights to trick people into running reds and collecting more fines.
When freedoms are outlawed, only outlaws will have freedom.
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Do these cameras use a flash during the day or only at night?
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Good!
This is called Civil Disobedience. "The People", who are sovereign, are telling the politicians, who are whores, that they will not tolerate these cameras and fines. It is a matter of social compact. It is a matter of declaring who is really in charge.
"The People" across the country have accepted that traffic lights are in the best interest of society. So they have made a social compact to procure, install, maintain, and abide by them. This compact is codified in laws across the country.
"The People" across the country have not accepted traffic-light cameras. By their actions they are declaring it "wrong". They do not need to justify this. "The People" are sovereign. They dictate. Obviously the political whores aren't listening.
Thus Civil Disobedience.
As far as I am concerned, all traffic-light cameras should be ripped down and buried in a big pit in a public ceremony. And at the bottom of this pit should be the political whores who advocated this insult the the sovereignty and freedom of "the People".
Other than that, I have no strong feelings on the matter.
You're against people getting tickets for running red lights?
Why bother with spray paint? A couple of layers of mud would work fine.
We don't like the government spying on us. But there are times when it is acceptable to almost all of us --- intercepting communications from al Qaeda and intercepting communications from organized crime. Those are no-brainers.
If we had enough policemen, more people would get caught, and there would ultimately be fewer accidents and deaths at intersections. But I would rather have the policmen going after murderers, drug dealers, armed robbers, etc. That is in our highest priority.
If accidents and deaths are reduced at intersections because of the cameras, I'd like to see the evidence. Remember that driving is not a right --- it is a privilege. We have to understand rules of the road, take written and driving tests, and prove that we have insurance.
The cameras are not following us everywhere. They are stationery and have only one purpose --- to catch dangerous behavior that causes death in intersections.
I don't particularly like them, but I am least willing to look at the data and listen to the arguments. I think they are set for a slight delay, but I am not certain about that.
If the right of the government to do this is upheld by the courts, perhaps you get one freebie as a warning. I would certainly like someone who runs red lights constantly and blatantly to get nailed and lose his license.
This could get interesting. Consider this scenario. A person uses this product, knowing there will be no consequence for running red lights. The product is manufactured by someone and sold by someone knowing that it is against the law. The person using this product runs a red light and kills someone. The determination of liability would be interesting.
I'm sure you'll get a lot of Libertarians advocating the right to run red lights. Or did I miss your sarcasm?