Gothamist: Cameras Catching More Red Light Runners

Stokes

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:52:33 -0500

It is obvious some of these people dont own cars. And one idiot said if an abulance or cop is behind them they wont move into an intersection where the camera is. This idiot said he lives in my neighborhodd(St Albans) therefore he is propbably black, like myself. If you think you wont move out of the cops way, you have another thing coming, they will tear your black body apart or put you in jail.Ill try to keep it clean, but basically they will mess you up. Anyways, these cameras are dispriportionately in black neighborhoods even though we have less cars. Anyways, cameras are good to protect pedestrians, but they are being used for evil. They are used to generate money. I like Bloomberg but hes a bastard on my wallet.

answerdots

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:02:57 -0500

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Travis

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:17:11 -0500

I work right down the street from that camera on 57th and 9th. I walk by it every day, and each day I see people blow through the light. It flashes for every car that blows the ligh. Sometimes multiple times per car. When it first went in, my first reaction was that there was an emergency vehicle coming. That's how bright the light is.

Not Amused

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:48:47 -0500

Sadly, This is needed, Around my way (St.Albans) these assholes speed all the time . They need one of those camera's on every third, or fourth corner on both sides of all busy streets ! If your not speeding or running y red lights then you shouldn't have a problem with it . I mean it's not like the camera's are trained in on the activity within the car itself . They only capture the license plate #'s I agree with "Patrick" What if an ambulance pulls up behind you, and your stuck at a red light . I'm not moving either ! If a cop asks me why I didn't yield to the ambulance I'll point to the camera taking my license plate number down .

look both ways

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:03:53 -0500

If people were driving the speed limit they wouldn't have to make life and death decisions at every traffic light. It would also help if people didn't tailgate. That said, Jeffrey is right that it's more about the revenue but then just about every ticket or summons these days is.

BODYGUARDS

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:31:25 -0500

It is sad that in this day and age - not one person considered the discomfort it could potentially have on the residents before installing those cameras at certain angles.

Jeffrey

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:17:02 -0500

Red light cameras are not about safety. They are about revenue. The traffic light timing at many intersections is not adjusted properly including the red light camera intersections and generate quite a few false tickets. Beyond the money issue, intersections governed by traffic lights are inherently unsafe to begin with. There are a number of factors that influence a driver's decision to proceed through an intersection . The red light camera does not record or evaluate all these variables. At best, they capture mistakes in judgement. In my neighborhood in Queens, I've watched many vehicles blatantly blow red lights at 50+ mph...the red light camera flash goes off well after the car has cleared the intersection. Tell me how safety was served as a the red light camera would not have prevented an accident with another vehicle or collision with a pedestrian.

navalert.com

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:57:43 -0500

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Patrick

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:55:10 -0500

If I'm at a red light and an ambulance pulls up behind me, they can kiss off! No way I'm moving out of the way and risk getting a ticket.

jason

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:23:19 -0500

The biggest problem with these cameras and the reason I know they use them simply to generate $$$ is the lights with the cameras have an extremely short yellow period and I've seen continuous rear end collisions by the intersection that I walk by on the way to work that has one of these installed -- you see people people jam on the brakes to avoid going through the yellow (which lasts for a split second) and getting caught by the camera.

Cee Oh two tank

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:00:19 -0500

Paintball gun? wow, you must be mature. Or, the king of Nerd toys, whichever one fits.

near death experience

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:22:09 -0500

Can we get these in the Financial District and rig them to work at stop signs? The livery cabs serving the fat cats of Wall Street think the signs are Stoptional. And just because your car is pointed the right direction does not mean you can BACK UP a one-way street, especially in excess of 10 MPH for more than A BLOCK.

fuck cameras

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:30:04 -0500

good thing i have a paintball gun