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1788 messages, Last post on Nov 14, 2009 at 3:43 PM
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Aren't these revenue creation masquerading as safety infractions easy to fight? Something along the lines of signing an affidavit stating you weren't the driver? "Uh yeah my friend Bob was driving the car that day...I can't remember his last name...he lives three towns over" 
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Driving Tip: Fight a Photo Radar Ticket (Business Week)
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 16, 2008 3:07 pm) Having said that, I once got a photo ticket for running a red light in Boston. Since I go to court on every summons (sometimes even parking tickets) I appeared in Boston District Court. The magistrate came in and asked those who had gotten a photo ticket to raise their hand and about 6 of us did so. Then and there she dismissed all of them. Apparently she felt that at least some of the points in the Business Week article where applicable to Massachusetts law. BTW- in 45 years of driving that's the only time I've ever been cited for running a light or a sign.
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Replying to: andys120 (Dec 16, 2008 3:21 pm) The guy running the mobile camera got fired and the city ended the photo radar contract early. On the other hand, my elderly mother got a ticket a few months ago for going about 45 in a 30 mph zone - she was just trying to "keep up with traffic." She paid it and then sold her car.
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Replying to: andys120 (Dec 16, 2008 10:54 am) My buddy tells me that if it is 85mph or over in Az., it is a criminal vehicular offense and therefore license points are levied.
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Replying to: carnaught (Dec 16, 2008 4:43 pm) |
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..We've all heard the phrase 'speed kills', and it's been widely applied to situations both apt and not. A recent study conducted by the NHTSA examining over 5,400 crashes across a nearly three-year period presents some evidence that excessive speed, while it may cause more serious injuries, is not a leading cause of accidents. Adopting a simplified linear model of an accident's timeline, the most frequent 'critical pre-crash event' cause is driver inattention. The 'critical pre-crash event' is defined as the action or event that puts the vehicle on an inevitable collision course - the point of no return. Got that, driver inattention, not speed causes most accidents.
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Replying to: andys120 (Dec 17, 2008 8:25 am) Slowing down is good for EVERYONE. Except the states trying to drum up income from the speed cameras.
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Replying to: larsb (Dec 17, 2008 8:36 am)  
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 17, 2008 8:46 am) 
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