“Good riddance. I’ve only been stung by one of those cameras once, and that was enough.”
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I’ve got a couple of traffic light tickets. It’s been a couple of years as I’ve learned how to game the lights. I guess I’m kinda ambivalent about this with a slight tilt in favor of the lights. The red light fine in my area is $75. This is about the same amount one would pay if a cop should observe someone popping a light and get an old fashioned ticket. Add up the cost of the fine plus defensive driving course if taken so to avoid having the ticket on one’s record and thereby have ins rates increased. Then, have to burn a Saturday taking the defensive driving course is the worst part of the whole process. Personally, I’ll take the red light fine anyday over the old school process. Write a $75 check and be done with it.
I just read that it is $400 in California for the first offense.
Last year I purchased a dash cam that has gps in it, along with a warning for proximity, lane change and Cameras at intersections. It’s pretty cool. I realize that it is a great thing for a parent to put in a child’s car. It warns them when they are being stupid and records their driving. Garmin.