Sure, I’m no lawyer and dozens of lawyers can tell me how they’d defeat that. But if push came to shove and I had to defend myself in court, I’d research it and find out how to make it stick.

My wife the law fearing good citizen that she is and feeling threatened by the tactics used by the police offered to snitch me out(I’m not upset with that because I helped her fill the thing out. Now a week or so passes and to my supprise is an official ticket addressed to me in my mail box. A lot of research and a court date to see the judge on 5/15/08 at 6:00pm.

I think or hope my only out is the written identification of me by my wife as the driver is clearly hearsay used by the Stockton police department to issue the ticket should be dismissed. Any takes on this due process issue? Do I have a leg to stand on? (in court)

If you actually attempt to travel at the speed limits of any of these roads, you will have a row of cars behind you, riding your bumper, because you are, in reality, traveling too slow for the road, irrespective of the otherwise irrelevant speed limits.

I have come to the conclusion that the whole speed ticket scam is nothing more than a money grab, pure and simple.

This, and other facts of police life (various abuses we have witnessed on youtube, TV, and elsewhere), have contributed to my almost total loss of respect for law enforcement agencies, and their handlers. Apprehension has replaced respect, and I now see every police officer as a potential abuser of my wife, my family, and myself.

Another area of extreme concern is the fact that our country has the highest incarceration rate of any country on earth (per 100,000 of population). Compared with some countries, our rate is 5 to 10 times higher (like Canada and France). When you add to this, the fact that over 50% of our prison inmates are guilty of nothing but non-violent drug offenses, I think we are in the midst of a serious overkill problem, to say the least.

Make ALL Left-turn Green Arrows into the 5-light signals(red, yellow, green, yellow, green arrow). In every light cycle, at least 2 more cars could make the light.

Of course, pulling out into the intersection so that more than ONE car can make the light would also decrease the frustration.

These types of issues should be decided rationally, not emotionally. That is, we do not need red light cameras because you feel anger and frustration when you, on some rare occassions, see people running red lights.

We do not need red light cameras because you feel and guess that too many people are careless, or have anger toward drivers talking on cell phones.

Rather, we should look at facts. We should not have to live in a society that enacts misguided laws because you feel frustation sometimes. So, when you have a study that shows red-light cameras are helpful and more than just revenue makers, post it here please.

If cities would care more about the public and not their budgets and their cronies budgets (re: insurance co’s), they wouldn’t use red light cameras but instead fix whats really broken, the placement and timing of signals and the arrangement of intersections.

Honestly, fixing signal timing is a simple process once you survey the intersection for best mobility. Fixing placement would cost as would fixing intersection design however placement would be far less expensive. The problem here isn’t just with traffic signals, it’s with the logic in this country. Greed above all else. A logic that only benifits the wealthy and makes Joe Average broke and broken. I digress.

I have to agree that cell phones cause accidents, largely because most people can not do more then one thing at a time, regardless of what said person thinks. There are plenty of people who can effectively do two or three things at once, however that’s an exception, not the rule. I find gender also makes a difference but that’s another topic. States that have hands-free laws will have less issues, and if said laws prohibits young drivers all together you’ll have even less issues, however it will only help not completely fix the issues. Much like the pilot, who’s able to use a headset to communicate vs a handset.

The last issue I see here is on tailgating. I find that to be a broad remark which could only be valid in smaller communities, which incidentally would have less issues to begin with. If you live in a high population, high traffic city, and you’re driving on the street, there rarely is anything more then a car length between you at any givin ’street’ speed. So while driving on the street, you have to be attentive, nay, everyone has to be attentive otherwise you end up with a domino effect.

The rule of 10mph is one car is only really justifiable on the open highway as braking distances are lengthend. If sitting in a crowded highway, street rules apply. Lastly, while I’ll agree T-Bone accidents can be worse then Rear-Enders, being rear ended can cause injury just the same. Realize cars aren’t made to protect from rear end collisions, however they are made to protect from front and side impacts. Another note on being rear ended at an intersection is the fact that you could be shoved into the intersection and then hit again by oncoming traffic.

In a nutshell, cameras are revenue, if you want to protect the public, fix the system.