Up here we have these cameras at certain intersections. They take pictures of your vehicle and send you a ticket if you speed through the intersection or if you enter the intersection after the light has already turned red. The police then use the picture as proof and send a ticket to the owner of the vehicle.
I always hear people complaining that the red-light cameras are just a money grab. If that’s how people really feel, there is a very simple solution to beat them – don’t speed through those intersections or run through the amber lights. That will teach the people who put up the cameras.
When they first introduced the lights, my daily route took me through four a day. Now my route goes through five a day. I have not received a ticket from them yet.
Are people actually upset that they are getting caught breaking the law? Would they feel better getting a ticket from an officer instead of through the mail?
The intersections are clearly marked – if you can’t obey traffic laws through the entire city, can you not be extra careful in those few places where the cameras are?
Maybe when the monthly camera revenues are zero, then we can work at teaching drivers how a 4-way stop works.
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