Got Caught By a Red Light Camera?
Well, if you are a South Dakota resident and have SD plates, worry no more. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/editorial-three-cheers-for-south-dakota/
Forum Discussion
That is the issue right there. If there are reasonable yellow timings, it adds to safety. However, a few years ago, I remember playing a MMO with a guy who claimed he used to work for a red light camera maker. He said that since their camera has full control of the traffic signal, they could actually set a random timer to flip a green light red, snap a photo, then flip it back green, all in less than 50-100 milliseconds. Other times, he could set the camera and the signal to go directly from green to red every so often at random, and nobody driving from midnight to 6:00 AM would contest it. The only way a driver would even have a chance to defend themselves against a ticket gotten by this manner is if they had a dash cam that had the ability to look up. That way, it would record the bogus light change.
Since a lot of these cameras are leaded to a private camera owning company, and with no way to prove that the system isn't rigged to catch 100% lawful drivers by fooling around with light timing, Roscoe P. Coltraine style, it is no wonder why they are being tossed.
Since a lot of these cameras are leaded to a private camera owning company, and with no way to prove that the system isn't rigged to catch 100% lawful drivers by fooling around with light timing, Roscoe P. Coltraine style, it is no wonder why they are being tossed.
