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I live in Arlington TX. The intersection on Cooper Street and Green Oaks in south Arlington is set off repeatedly. They have shorted the yellow light to the point that if you are in the intersection when the light turns yellow you get a ticket. I see it go off at night w/ flash and it is distracting to other drivers. From everything I have read, the cities not making money are guilty of over paying the contractor due to jumping at the revenue opportunity.
MARK BELKEN @ 8:16 AM PDT, Jun 20, 2008
Most of the comments I see here are reflective of the typical Southern California mentality. The "not me, I didn't do it" and the Im a victim attitude. Blaming everybody and everything else for their actions and indiscretions, and rarely accepting responsibility themselves. I think these cameras are a good thing, if used properly. These whiners are just upset because it photographically catches them with their hand in the cookie jar and theres little wiggle room to get out of it. The cameras didnt make you run the light You did it all by yourself. They just recorded it.
boo-hoo @ 10:13 AM PDT, Jun 19, 2008
traffic enforcement is all about revenue and not about safety.If public safety was a priority,police would be patrolling,which is much more likely to catch truly dangerous drivers than sitting in ambushes waiting to nail the unsuspecting driver going ten over an artificially set speed limit.Post officers at dangerous intersections in plain site and practice true deterence, not revenue generating schemes for private industry at public expense.
greg @ 6:35 PM PDT, Jun 18, 2008
I've got a great idea! How about eliminating these cameras and giving the portion of revenue (which wouldve gone to the camera vendor) to the officers who actually stop you. Don't you think this would generate more tickets than any camera enforced intersections? Give me a break! Dont Drink & Drive, Speed Kills, Click it or Ticket, Stop on Red, etc. Weve heard and know them all, but there are still those who do it. School is over folks and driver education isnt cutting it. The reason fines are so high is because so many drivers dont heed laws. The States recourse is to deter these actions by hitting them in the wallet, where it hurts.
Deano @ 6:46 PM PDT, Jun 11, 2008
The laws for traffic signals are very specific & simple to follow. RED MEANS STOP! It's always been that way and is in every DMV handbook & test. With so much traffic, gridlock, inattention and impatience, everybodys in a rush to get to where theyre going Pushing the time limits of the yellow light & rolling through right turns. Drivers cutting corners and pushing these limits are the ones generating the revenues and the reason these cameras have come about. The fact of the matter is they ran a red light and got caught The fine is a byproduct and hopefully a deterrent. Dont run red lights and there is no revenue to be had.
Murdock @ 5:40 PM PDT, Jun 11, 2008
I would not be surprise to see other cities around the U.S. start to be more aggressive with their rolling right turn violations. 5000+ locations and growing rapidly at http://www.photoenforced.com
PhotoEnforced.com @ 8:37 PM PDT, Jun 9, 2008
If the cameras on the southside of Culver City are, as some say here, race motivated, are the cameras in other places in CC considered race based? I would guess more "young and/or cell phone user" based as they are at shopping centers. Is there one at the larges revenue income place for Culver City??(Costco)
booincc @ 10:47 PM PDT, Jun 8, 2008
The camera used to be at Sepulveda/Jefferson/Playa in Culver City. The left turn signal from Playa St. south into Sepulved only allowed 1 1/2 cars through When the camera was there. Now there is no camera and the light is longer. I turned from Jefferson south onto Overland where there are cameras. There was a van with a license frame saying "Poway" on it. He saw the camera ahead of him as he was turning and almost stopped causing me to almost rear end him. The camera did flash and I was really angry he almost caused an accident. I am waiting for a ticket??
booincc @ 10:41 PM PDT, Jun 8, 2008
If you really want to reduce accidents install countdown timers as they have in many countries (including China). Countdown timers reduce accidents because you know when the light will trun red. But they are not profitable so it is unlikely we'll ever see them installed. It's all about the money - not safety!
Elliott Brender, MD @ 8:39 PM PDT, Jun 8, 2008
80% paid to the contractor? Are they nuts? Contractor should receive MAX 25% with the city getting the rest. Plus what is the purpose of the cameras - to produce revenue or to reduce accidents? The obvious answer is to produce revenue. Reducing accidents and increasing safety - Hah! Who cares about that? The cities sure don't.
Elliott Brender, MD @ 8:30 PM PDT, Jun 8, 2008
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