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B.C.'s red-light cameras now recording 24 hours a day, seven days a week anyone got a paintball gun? https://vancouversun.com/news/local-...en-days-a-week Quote:
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To be honest, I always thought these were on 100% - why wouldn't they be? I heard on the radio this morning that you wouldn't get demerit points from these fines though - is this true? If so, not so bad. It's the demerit points that kill you I think... |
Straight up revenue play. -Mark |
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some more stuff: You should always dispute a speeding ticket from a red light camera Speed camera tickets return through BC's red light cameras Quote:
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There's no demerit points for a red-light ticket or any photo-related tickets unless you admit to them that you were the one operating the vehicle... paying the fine is not an admission of driving the car. They have no other way of telling who was actually driving the vehicle and it would be unfair to assume the owner is always operating it. On the surface, I have zero problem with this as you shouldn't run red lights. Simple. That said, I'll have to dig for it, but there were numerous articles in the past about places in the USA (I think) where red-light cameras actually increased intersection accidents because the local government shortened the amber time to increase the potential for revenues and more people were involved in accidents because of the shortened amber lol... *edit: Here's a collection of city studies from an admittedly driver biased website, though the links are provided unadulterated (also amusing that they listed Winnipeg as being in Ontario): https://www.motorists.org/issues/red...ase-accidents/ |
^ Yes! now that I think about it, that's what the dude said on the radio. If they can't tell who's driving, no demerit pts. And yes - running red lights is terrible, but every now and again I think most of us squeeze off a tight yellow. Now just for argument sake, what are the laws about wearing a helmet while driving a vehicle? I'm actually a little concerned my head vs rollbar = mashtatos in the event of a bad accident. I can't find anything saying you can't wear a helmet while driving. Thoughts? |
If you weren't driving, can you dispute and tell them who was actually driving? Would they shift the ticket onto the driver instead of the owner? Then again, nobody likes a rat... Anyone else ever high beam the car in front of you when they run a red? lol I do it just like a red light camera would. Flash them when they enter the intersection and again when they exit. People tend to slow down when they think they've been caught by a city camera. |
so this is the first step for them to start doing red light speeding cameras right? although I have no issues with red light cameras being on all the time, i'd hate to think that all of them will basically be photo radar cameras. |
It’s a red light camera! I’m in 1000000000% support |
Didn't they already "announce" that the cameras will be upgraded to be capable of capturing speed as well shortly. We're basically gonna get photo radar rammed down our throats whether we like it or not. Someone's gotta pay for those ICBC bills. |
I thought there were a lot more red light cameras in Victoria than just the two on the map. They must have removed some, I swear Hillside & Blanshard used to have one. |
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my only motor vehicle infraction to date was being caught running a red over 10 years ago by photo...owned up to it i have no problems with this |
I knew they had dummy cameras at some intersections but I didn't think the real ones only ran for part of the day. I don't really see a downside to running them full time, though I could see this: Quote:
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I don't know how I feel about them being photo radar intersections, what's the speeding threshold before it dings you for that? |
56+ in 50 is fair game though i'm sure they'll set it at low 60ish minimum assuming they don't change the duration of yellow, people should just learn not to tailgate on stale greens...mindblowing, I know |
They better have some big ass hard drives in those cameras if they hand out a ticket for anyone close to 60 because that's the flow of traffic almost any time of day |
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Victoria = 2 Nanaimo = 2 Duncan = 1 Courtenay = 1 I thought there was one at Blanshard/Hillside as well but perhaps it is gone. It has become a popular spot for police to hide and catch distracted drivers. https://www.icbc.com/road-safety/com...t-cameras.aspx As for the speeding threshold, I predict the NDP will choose a higher amount such as 20 or 30km/h over the limit to gain public support. I got a photo radar ticket in Hinton, Alberta a few years ago. Huge cash cow there. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/pol...to-radar-abuse |
lol marine dr... 1000 tickets a day |
They should not be using them as photo radar but i'm 100% supportive of them being on all the time. There are way too many people who've gotten lazy with their driving habits and are running red lights (and yes, i'm looking at you left turners who enter the intersection when you shouldn't). If you don't want a ticket, stop running red lights. |
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^ You guys are really over-complicating something simple? Just pay the fine and collect the money from the driver... one would assume you know who it is and are friends / family with them if they borrowed your car......... The ticket isn’t against anyone, there’s no demerits... Unless you tell them! Lol |
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