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City says no photo-foolery
Houston Chronicle ^
| 9-1-06
| ALEXIS GRANT
Posted on 09/01/2006 8:58:53 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: ibbryn
> What about increaseing the yellow light by a second or two. If the city was REALLY concerned about accidents, wounldn't that work?
No, it would NOT work. There have been many studies on this. Increasing the yellow time does increase safety for a short period of time, but within 6 months or so, people learn the limits of the new timing and safety drops to where it was before.
So, you end up with more yellow time (which means less green time) with no increase in safety.
To: weegee
Must have read Orlando's tax plan
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posted on
09/02/2006 10:01:50 AM PDT
by
middie
To: Snickering Hound
"Violators who do neither will receive a final warning before a collection agency attempts to collect the debt. The city has no mechanism for penalizing violators who don't pay the fine."This seems like a real subtle but important point:
THIS tells me that it's not a misdemeanor, it's more like a parking ticket, and they aren't going to issue warrants to violators.
Ergo: ignore at will.
(I've gotten notices from collection agencies over a Dallas parking ticket: at last I got one that said "Final notice," and I finally replied: "Thank heavens: I'm awfully tired of hearing from you!")
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posted on
09/02/2006 3:43:13 PM PDT
by
Redbob
To: RikaStrom
This is a shakedown at it's finest. It's not about safety, and it's all about the money. We have a right to run Red Lights. I think its in the Constitution somewhere.
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posted on
09/02/2006 3:53:00 PM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
To: Snickering Hound
no photo-foolery?
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posted on
09/02/2006 3:59:43 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Doe Eyes
We have a right to run Red Lights. I think its in the Constitution somewhere.LOL, I don't know about that.
I ran one last week and it scared the bejeebers out of me. I hate to run red lights.
If they truly wanted safety, they'd extend the yellow light time.
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posted on
09/03/2006 7:03:46 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
(The number one rule of the Kama Sutra is that you both be on the same page.../Exeter 051705)
To: Snickering Hound
"It's a waste of money. Just stop on red," said Jim Tuton, CEO of Phoenix-based ATS, which also has camera-enforcement projects in Seattle, New York and Philadelphia. I don't believe anything this clown says. Stopping on red would bankrupt his company quickly. The real waste of money is the city's 'investment' in cameras.
To: RikaStrom
Methinks that would simply make more people 'run' the yellow, and then the red.
Seems like putting a delay between red light on & green light on in crossing direction would do more to cut down on accidents.
If they truly wanted safety, they'd extend the yellow light time.
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posted on
09/03/2006 7:21:34 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Sophomore dies in kiln explosion? Oh My God! I just talked to her last week...)
To: Snickering Hound
A year or two ago there was a law passed outlawing polarized license plate covers. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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posted on
09/03/2006 9:18:08 PM PDT
by
Liberal Classic
(No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
To: mysterio
Let's throw a parade for Helen Thomas and schedule the route through all 10 of these intersections.
Let the cameras break naturally....
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posted on
09/04/2006 9:09:03 PM PDT
by
weegee
(Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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