Comments on: Red Light Camera Tickets Innocent Driver Yet Again http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/ News For Drivers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:36:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Red Light Camera Wrongly Tickets Woman Who Was Out Of State | No WhiteWash! http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15745 Red Light Camera Wrongly Tickets Woman Who Was Out Of State | No WhiteWash! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:55 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15745 [...] In another story that ticket camera companies will insist is an isolated incident (despite a new incident seemingly surfacing each week), a Peoria, Illinois woman was sent a ticket that should have gone to [...] [...] In another story that ticket camera companies will insist is an isolated incident (despite a new incident seemingly surfacing each week), a Peoria, Illinois woman was sent a ticket that should have gone to [...]

]]> By: Robert Pearl http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15233 Robert Pearl Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:59:49 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15233 While 'cameras never make mistakes' there operators do! The whole 'rubber stamp' process should be destroyed as well. While ‘cameras never make mistakes’ there operators do! The whole ‘rubber stamp’ process should be destroyed as well.

]]> By: Randy http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15149 Randy Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:45:35 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15149 Randall you are right that there are people that "speed up!!!!!" when they see a yellow light and are a couple of hundred feet behind the intersection or more. They do not always miss it by only a fraction of a second though and there have even been others that post here that said they would go througjh a red light within the first couple of seconds or more. Then you have some that see the light in the other direction turn yellow and start to roll forward so they are in the intersection by the time it turns red from the other direction. An explosion occurs with the "speeding" car. Baja Joes the ticket could have been handled in court but he did not want to go to court to do it which is understandable. It may have been possible to get it corrected at the police station but we do not know what lengths they went to to reach anyone because it was not in the article. If this is a very rare occurance which it sounds like it might be then going to court may be a way to get it taken care of. He should have been able to find the court prosecuter and he may have been able to take care of it before the court date. Sometimes people do not think of problems like this beforehand and give the information for resolution to the courthouse. Randall you are right that there are people that “speed up!!!!!” when they see a yellow light and are a couple of hundred feet behind the intersection or more. They do not always miss it by only a fraction of a second though and there have even been others that post here that said they would go througjh a red light within the first couple of seconds or more. Then you have some that see the light in the other direction turn yellow and start to roll forward so they are in the intersection by the time it turns red from the other direction. An explosion occurs with the “speeding” car.

Baja Joes the ticket could have been handled in court but he did not want to go to court to do it which is understandable. It may have been possible to get it corrected at the police station but we do not know what lengths they went to to reach anyone because it was not in the article. If this is a very rare occurance which it sounds like it might be then going to court may be a way to get it taken care of. He should have been able to find the court prosecuter and he may have been able to take care of it before the court date. Sometimes people do not think of problems like this beforehand and give the information for resolution to the courthouse.

]]> By: Baja Joes http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15146 Baja Joes Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:05:35 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15146 You are right Randy. Nagging mistakes happen everywhere. That part isn't uusual or troubling. The real issue is that the City didn't seem to have a means of correcting the error. The fact that he had to go to the Ticket camera company to get it corrected is fraught with improprieties that could occur. Think about a civilian entity dealing with correcting an (alleged)traffic violation. Possible thoughts of Corruption anyone? There should have been some way to deal with it thru a legal authority. Perhaps concerned city residents should band together and create a legal defense fund to represent those whose driving license may be held hostage by a machine. You can be assured the city would diligently check tickets if they knew the issue would be handled in the Court! You are right Randy. Nagging mistakes happen everywhere. That part isn’t uusual or troubling.
The real issue is that the City didn’t seem to have a means of correcting the error. The fact that he had to go to the Ticket camera company to get it corrected is fraught with improprieties that could occur.
Think about a civilian entity dealing with correcting an (alleged)traffic violation. Possible thoughts of Corruption anyone?
There should have been some way to deal with it thru a legal authority.
Perhaps concerned city residents should band together and create a legal defense fund to represent those whose driving license may be held hostage by a machine.
You can be assured the city would diligently check tickets if they knew the issue would be handled in the Court!

]]> By: Randall http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15145 Randall Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15145 It is funny though, this is something similar that the real randy would write, lol. It is funny though, this is something similar that the real randy would write, lol.

]]> By: Randall http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15144 Randall Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:58:31 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15144 That's fine if it's a mistake. The issue here is that there was no way for the guy to go to court and prove his innocence, he HAD TO CALL THE CAMERA COMPANY! He shouldn't have to call the camera company or a news station. He should have been able to go to court and get it dismissed. But also the gov't shouldn't guarantee that no mistakes happen either, that's the other issue. How can you sit there and say these things don't happen and then one of your employees let it happen. Don't promise no mistakes if you can't. And i dont think anyone runs a red light on purpose, that's stupid and dangerous. You know how many people I see stop at red lights every day. Everyone I see stops. Sure you get an occasional person who speeds up for the yellow and dosen't quite make it, but they still go through the red early enough that nothing happens. people who run red lights and get into accidents most likely are not paying attention, not doing it on purpose. That’s fine if it’s a mistake. The issue here is that there was no way for the guy to go to court and prove his innocence, he HAD TO CALL THE CAMERA COMPANY! He shouldn’t have to call the camera company or a news station. He should have been able to go to court and get it dismissed.

But also the gov’t shouldn’t guarantee that no mistakes happen either, that’s the other issue. How can you sit there and say these things don’t happen and then one of your employees let it happen. Don’t promise no mistakes if you can’t.

And i dont think anyone runs a red light on purpose, that’s stupid and dangerous. You know how many people I see stop at red lights every day. Everyone I see stops. Sure you get an occasional person who speeds up for the yellow and dosen’t quite make it, but they still go through the red early enough that nothing happens. people who run red lights and get into accidents most likely are not paying attention, not doing it on purpose.

]]> By: James http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15140 James Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15140 I think he's just trying to get sympathy by pretending someone is posting as him. I think he’s just trying to get sympathy by pretending someone is posting as him.

]]> By: George http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15136 George Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:11:45 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15136 We should limit the real Randy to one comment per day, per blog entry. Again, not me. Maybe there is another George. We should limit the real Randy to one comment per day, per blog entry.

Again, not me. Maybe there is another George.

]]> By: Hubcap http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15135 Hubcap Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:48:31 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15135 Randy, Are you deliberately obtuse for its entertainment value or is that just your nature? Randy, Are you deliberately obtuse for its entertainment value or is that just your nature?

]]> By: Randy http://blog.motorists.org/red-light-camera-tickets-innocent-driver-yet-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15129 Randy Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:56:36 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/?p=674#comment-15129 Thanks George for the comment. Thanks George for the comment.

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