http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050218-103519-4172r.htm

This is the first GOOD thing Virginia traffic legislation has done in a long time.

That's a good thing! At least we don't have those speed trap cameras like they do in DC. What a scary thought.

I never had a problem with red-light except that I always thought they created more dangers than they solved. When approaching an intersection wher eI know there is a camera I slow down on yellows to make sure and there's always a tailgating asshole behind me who almost rear-ends me because she figures as long as the light hasn't been red for five seconds that it's safe to skate through.

Actually, I sat and watched someone run a red light at an intersection with cameras, on 50 by the police station. The guy was coming off one of the side streets and just blew across the intersection. Of course the cameras are only aimed at 50 so they didn't get his picture. It was an incredibly stupid move that could have ended in tragedy. I sat there with my jaw wide open in disbelief at what I had just seen.

So what was the point of the cameras again? Besides revenue?

My 2nd day here i got a ticket from those damn cameras. Definetly glad to see them gone.

Can this really be true??? I hope so...

Meh, I didn't mind them as long as I knew they were there. I don't really run red lights at major intersections that often anyway..

Guess that means more taxes now.

rtcpenguin Wrote:
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> Meh, I didn't mind them as long as I knew they
> were there. I don't really run red lights at major
> intersections that often anyway..
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> Guess that means more taxes now.

I never run red lights, but since they put up the red light cameras on 50, I have found myself coming to a screeching halt more than once for yellow lights I would (and do) otherwise go through. It's pretty obvious why rear-end accidents increase dramatically at intersections with red light cameras.

i no can u beleeve it? this happns all the time. like wow o my gosh this is jus cra z. i hav seen so mny accidents becuz of this it jus blws my mind. seriously guyz jeez.

Quick hit it in the head with a shovel

I don't see how it is Constitutional in Virginia, but just in case anyone missed it, due to the title of this thread...

http://dccamerafraud.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/deadly-red-light-cameras-returning-to-virginia/
Red light cameras are about to return to Virginia, and the City of Fairfax wants to be the first with a shiny, new automated ticketing system.

The General Assembly at first refused to reauthorize red light cameras in 2005, killing the deadly program — but not for long. Over the course of two years, furious lobbying from the insurance industry (photo tickets carry license points and higher insurance rates in states like California and Arizona) and greedy municipalities led to the adoption of the current reauthorizing statute. Despite the demonstrated failure of this Big Brother program as a safety measure, now any city with a population above 10,000 can have cameras.


Va. Senate Approves Red-Light Cameras - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001500.html
RICHMOND, Feb. 20 -- The Virginia General Assembly will allow local governments to set up cameras to catch drivers who run red lights, renewing a program ...


Red-Light Cameras To Return To N.Va. - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/18/AR2009021801108.html
Notice to reckless drivers: Red-light cameras are coming back, and Arlington County and Fairfax City are likely to be the first two places in Virginia to ...

Fairfax City gives green light to red light cameras
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/fairfax-city-gives-green-light-red-light-cameras/
UPDATED THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 2009
The City of Fairfax has set itself up to possibly become the first Virginia municipality to re-establish a red-light camera program since the 2007 state legislature allowed the controversial procedure to be used again in the commonwealth.

Some older background material:

Research: Red-light cameras work - USATODAY.com
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-14-redlightcameras_x.htm
Feb 14, 2007 ... The Virginia Beach study, conducted by Old Dominion University, examined signal violations at four intersections before red light cameras ...

2007 Virginia DOT Report Shows Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1844.asp
Jul 5, 2007 ... A new Virginia Department of Transportation study shows accidents increased by nearly a third where red light cameras were used.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
http://www.iihs.org/research/qanda/rlr.html#cite4
A study conducted during several months at five busy intersections in Fairfax, Virginia, prior to the use of red light cameras found that, on average, a motorist ran a red light every 20 minutes at each intersection.3 During peak travel times, red light running was more frequent. Analysis of red light violation data from 19 intersections (without red light cameras) in four states found that 1,775 violations occurred over 554 hours, for a violation rate of 3.2 per hour per intersection. [4Hill, S.E. and Lindly, J.K. 2003. Red light running prediction and analysis. UTCA Report no. 02112. Tuscaloosa, AL: University Transportation Center for Alabama.]


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