.. “the same people who will run off with their client’s premiums”.. say what HawaiiDuke888???? Your comparing theft with preventing a traffic camera from taking a picture of your license plate?
I do have my limits too Mr. HawaiiDuke888.
You speak like a former law enforcement person… Are you employed by Duane “Dog” Chapman? Do you have bleached mullet hair too?
Get real bozo the clown, why in the heck does the govt set national speed limits with the stroke of pen, and then not set limits on how fast automakers will make their cars go?
I call it built in soource of revenue for the states.
My biggest concern with red light cameras is that they aren’t always set up just for enforcement, but also set up as money makers.
If they want to improve safety, lengthen the yellow lights as has been recommended by many of the insurance panels. Instead red light cameras frequently have shorter yellow light cycles. There can only be one explanation for that… money.
Gee… where did I see this before? Hmmm… oh yeah… MythBusters.
They don’t work, the best MythBusters were able to get was partially blocking 2 numbers (at extreme angle). The California patrolman who assisted with the expiriment disclosed that they would still be able to issue a ticket by doing a search on the 5 clearly visible characters after doing a serach to match registration to vehicle type.
Bottom line: Don’t speed, don’t run red lights, don’t loan your car out. They can put cameras on every street corner for all I care, if I brake the law I deserve a ticket.
The point is if you don’t want a ticket don’t speed and don’t run a red light. It is really that easy. Does this have to do with money, sure. I learned the hard way and luckly no one got hurt. But if there is tool that can help people slow down and pay more attention, then I’m all for it.
Why would someone be against this? Privacy, you’re in public. I could stand on the sidewalk and take your picture all day. I know a little creepy, but you get the idea.
I obey the traffic laws, unconditionally. I don’t speed, I let approaching cars pass, I get at the back of the line when merging….I hope that these cameras can also take pix of those who drive in the passing lane, talk on the cellphone and hold a line of cars hostage by not getting over to the right; this is my daily commute and it is always a slow-go because of some dang blabbermouth who just HAD to call someone while they were busy; can you imagine these idiots using the phone when sitting on the pot? Talk about running your mouth….just like the runs from their butts….
so, we come to the endless conversation and question of did you or did you not do something illegal? u know when u go through a red light, knowing full well, that light was yellow for a long time. u know that travelling faster than anyone else only saves u what 2 mins or so? so you wasted fuel to go faster and wear/tear on your veh to get by me.
in reality, if you see how the europeans do, if you loan the car out (as by a prev entry – you are responsible)…why not?, it would behoove you to be more cautious to whom you lend your car to….
my only discretion is why can’t the cops/sheriffs abide by the same laws we do driving? one of my pet peeves!!!
cameras, why the big issue — if you wanted privacy stay at home and never ever go out again…what you do in public is displayable!!!
fyi: i work for an insurance company…and in reality, if you track record (incl camera tickets), shows you to be a risk — then you shud have a higher rate!…
What’s the difference between a cop sitting and waiting for someone to speed through a red light or using these cameras? Not much, but in the long run, it’s probably cheaper.
If these cameras can be proven to keep the roads safer, i guess I would have to say i am for it…
but speaking of cameras and an invasion of privacy, what about google earth? haven’t they come out saying you can now see objects that are larger than 12 inches? i have more of a problem with voyers than i do someone trying to keep the streets safe to drive on.
(sorry, i’m bored and still at work at 5 on friday….)
Too true. There truly is no difference between the cop and the camera, except if the cop doesn’t show you get out of the ticket. My dad has received a couple camera tickets, and it has improved his driving. I’m for them, but then again I follow traffic laws the bulk of the time (can’t say always because that would be a lie, but I try).
Most people aren’t responding to the cell phone bit – I wish to put in my .25 cents. It’s a problem with society – in a couple of ways. Yes we feel we should always be connected but that’s the way business is. We no longer accept that someone is out of touch because they left the office; that person should pick up their cell phone. It has been proven that talking on a cell phone with a hands-free device is just as distracting as talking into a handset which is just as bad as driving drunk, but neither is any of those different than talking to passengers (I wish I could pull the study for it).
The second issue with society is we push ourselves way too much. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve almost killed because I was too tired to drive. I also can’t tell you how many people I’ve saved because instead of just driving, I was talking on my cell phone and that gave me enough concentration on the road to get to where I could pull over. I worked graveyard for 6.5 years. You feel fine at the beginning of the shift, but at the end there are days you should not be on the road. We’ve all experienced this. Talking on the cell phone has saved lives. I don’t know how many, but at least mine.
I don’t agree with regulating cell phone usage in cars. People will go to hands-free devices that do not provide any more protection to fellow drivers but are impossible to pull people over for. Instead we should go after them for the driving behavior – swerving, improper merging, accidents, speeding, you name it. It usually pays to go for the cause, but in this case going for the symptom will be easier and should make people think about the individual causes.
Sorry for the length. I too am at work way too late on Friday.
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.. “the same people who will run off with their client’s premiums”.. say what HawaiiDuke888???? Your comparing theft with preventing a traffic camera from taking a picture of your license plate?
I do have my limits too Mr. HawaiiDuke888.
You speak like a former law enforcement person… Are you employed by Duane “Dog” Chapman? Do you have bleached mullet hair too?
Get real bozo the clown, why in the heck does the govt set national speed limits with the stroke of pen, and then not set limits on how fast automakers will make their cars go?
I call it built in soource of revenue for the states.
My biggest concern with red light cameras is that they aren’t always set up just for enforcement, but also set up as money makers.
If they want to improve safety, lengthen the yellow lights as has been recommended by many of the insurance panels. Instead red light cameras frequently have shorter yellow light cycles. There can only be one explanation for that… money.
Gee… where did I see this before? Hmmm… oh yeah… MythBusters.
They don’t work, the best MythBusters were able to get was partially blocking 2 numbers (at extreme angle). The California patrolman who assisted with the expiriment disclosed that they would still be able to issue a ticket by doing a search on the 5 clearly visible characters after doing a serach to match registration to vehicle type.
Bottom line: Don’t speed, don’t run red lights, don’t loan your car out. They can put cameras on every street corner for all I care, if I brake the law I deserve a ticket.
The point is if you don’t want a ticket don’t speed and don’t run a red light. It is really that easy. Does this have to do with money, sure. I learned the hard way and luckly no one got hurt. But if there is tool that can help people slow down and pay more attention, then I’m all for it.
Why would someone be against this? Privacy, you’re in public. I could stand on the sidewalk and take your picture all day. I know a little creepy, but you get the idea.
I obey the traffic laws, unconditionally. I don’t speed, I let approaching cars pass, I get at the back of the line when merging….I hope that these cameras can also take pix of those who drive in the passing lane, talk on the cellphone and hold a line of cars hostage by not getting over to the right; this is my daily commute and it is always a slow-go because of some dang blabbermouth who just HAD to call someone while they were busy; can you imagine these idiots using the phone when sitting on the pot? Talk about running your mouth….just like the runs from their butts….
so, we come to the endless conversation and question of did you or did you not do something illegal? u know when u go through a red light, knowing full well, that light was yellow for a long time. u know that travelling faster than anyone else only saves u what 2 mins or so? so you wasted fuel to go faster and wear/tear on your veh to get by me.
in reality, if you see how the europeans do, if you loan the car out (as by a prev entry – you are responsible)…why not?, it would behoove you to be more cautious to whom you lend your car to….
my only discretion is why can’t the cops/sheriffs abide by the same laws we do driving? one of my pet peeves!!!
cameras, why the big issue — if you wanted privacy stay at home and never ever go out again…what you do in public is displayable!!!
fyi: i work for an insurance company…and in reality, if you track record (incl camera tickets), shows you to be a risk — then you shud have a higher rate!…
Hey RReggie–get a grammar lesson and then perhaps someone might take you seriously.
your = your (possessive)
you’re = you are
Nothing strengthens your argument like a stupid elementary school error. Think before you speak.
As for Dog, at least someone makes the low lifes pay. Mullet or no mullet, he gets the job done. And well, I may add.
Reggie, you have your limits? Why do you allow them to put a license place on your car?
As far as “Bozo the clown,” why would an intelligent guy like yourself cheapen your image by getting emotional over this?
What’s the difference between a cop sitting and waiting for someone to speed through a red light or using these cameras? Not much, but in the long run, it’s probably cheaper.
If these cameras can be proven to keep the roads safer, i guess I would have to say i am for it…
but speaking of cameras and an invasion of privacy, what about google earth? haven’t they come out saying you can now see objects that are larger than 12 inches? i have more of a problem with voyers than i do someone trying to keep the streets safe to drive on.
(sorry, i’m bored and still at work at 5 on friday….)
Too true. There truly is no difference between the cop and the camera, except if the cop doesn’t show you get out of the ticket. My dad has received a couple camera tickets, and it has improved his driving. I’m for them, but then again I follow traffic laws the bulk of the time (can’t say always because that would be a lie, but I try).
Most people aren’t responding to the cell phone bit – I wish to put in my .25 cents. It’s a problem with society – in a couple of ways. Yes we feel we should always be connected but that’s the way business is. We no longer accept that someone is out of touch because they left the office; that person should pick up their cell phone. It has been proven that talking on a cell phone with a hands-free device is just as distracting as talking into a handset which is just as bad as driving drunk, but neither is any of those different than talking to passengers (I wish I could pull the study for it).
The second issue with society is we push ourselves way too much. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve almost killed because I was too tired to drive. I also can’t tell you how many people I’ve saved because instead of just driving, I was talking on my cell phone and that gave me enough concentration on the road to get to where I could pull over. I worked graveyard for 6.5 years. You feel fine at the beginning of the shift, but at the end there are days you should not be on the road. We’ve all experienced this. Talking on the cell phone has saved lives. I don’t know how many, but at least mine.
I don’t agree with regulating cell phone usage in cars. People will go to hands-free devices that do not provide any more protection to fellow drivers but are impossible to pull people over for. Instead we should go after them for the driving behavior – swerving, improper merging, accidents, speeding, you name it. It usually pays to go for the cause, but in this case going for the symptom will be easier and should make people think about the individual causes.
Sorry for the length. I too am at work way too late on Friday.