Red-light cameras ordered capped in Minneapolis; declared unconstitutional

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by zapppop

Easy for you to say. You didn't lose your car in an auto accident that was red light camera related.

I did.

Last year in January I stopped on yellow to avoid going through the red light and was rear ended by a huge truck & lost my car due to frame damage.

What I think of red light cameras these days =

I'm not sure that I understand what red light cameras had to do with this.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

I'm not sure that I understand what red light cameras had to do with this.

It's the same issue I alluded to about red light cameras increasing accidents. People often either speed up in an attempt to clear the intersection or jam on the breaks for a yellow. Both can and do lead to an increase in accidents.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

It's the same issue I alluded to about red light cameras increasing accidents. People often either speed up in an attempt to clear the intersection or jam on the breaks for a yellow. Both can and do lead to an increase in accidents.

Or they cover their face as they go through the intersection.