In Newark there was one comical episode that probably spelled the doom of the program. There were hundreds of motorists who received summonses for red-light infractions in a two-hour period after an NHL game at the Prudential Center. These motorists were all driving through a red light because they were being directed to do so by a police officer who was in the intersection directing traffic after the game.
The story probably wouldn't have made headlines, except that one of the victims was a state legislature or his/her spouse. LOL.
That’s happened on Staten Island too!!
I told the cop, “I’m not going through the red light”.
She was pi##ed. I didn’t care.
####ing cameras.
” These motorists were all driving through a red light because they were being directed to do so by a police officer who was in the intersection directing traffic after the game.”
Yes, I was first in an intersection (in my taxi, with a passenger) when the cops pulled up behind me sirens blaring.
I had a red light.
I did not enter the intersection.
The cops blew, beeped, finally used their megaphone: “TAXI!! GET OUT OF THE WAY”
But I was scared to enter the intersection on a red.
I was afraid there was a camera. Then it’s ON ME to prove the negative. I have to give up a day of work, show up, and hope I get some justice. Which in my case has been usually denied.
Also I was afraid I’d get hit by a car coming through their green light.
And I had a passenger.
I finally inched into the intersection to let the cop go and he yelled at me something fierce, big red face.
I am really cooperative with cops. What do they expect? When they do these things to people?
No ticket appeared in my mail, thankfully.