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Article #507Re: red light camera question
From: John R Cambron
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 00:41
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 00:41
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NightSerf wrote: > > In va.general Ken M. <poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > natejax wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > I was just driving it was dark and rainy out, I was one of a few cars > > > going through on a yellow, in my rearview mirror i saw 2 bright > > > flashes and was thinking i may be at risk for getting a ticket for the > > > red light camera, i had heard that these tickets do not carry points > > > in the state of VA, is that correct? ive searched google and the web > > > and could not get a straight answer though it seems that this is the > > > case. please advise. > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > Get ready to pay a fine! > > > (ken) > > Not necesarily. What Nate saw may have been flashes from a > camera catching some one going through from the opposite > direction. If he was most of the way through before the light > turned red--he didn't mention seeing the red light--he was > probably not captured. If he saw flashes in his "rearview" mirror it is likely either he or some one behind him was caught. I have seen the same flashes after clearing the intersection when I entered intersection after the light turned yellow and other car entered the intersection during yellow and red. -- ====================================================================== NT Geek, MCP Transit Geek http://www.chesapeake.net/~cambronj/wmata/ Model Railroader HO N John R Cambron http://www.chesapeake.net/~cambronj/sunbelt/ North Beach MD USA Railroad Geek cambronj@chesapeake.net ======================================================================
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