To stop or not?

We have all seen the obvious cameras that accompany some stop lights around our local city. We also have seen it flash when someone goes  through the red light.

That flash could cost that driver $300.00. No one wants to have to pay out.

Red light camera tickets are almost impossible to fight in court. The courts are typlicy not in the drivers favor.

One such case, a vehicle was sold. Six months later, the previous owner recieved a court summons to appear in court or pay a fine.

It took that previous owner a year and a half to fight and win.

Situations lke that are not uncommon and most courts don't want to hear it. They just want as much revanue as they can get.

So what do most people do when they know there is a red light camera? They slam on the breaks of course.

Slamming on the breaks has been proven to cause more accidents then if the camera was not there.

Think about it, you hit the breaks hard to avoid going through the light and someone rearends you. Now is that realy safe?

All of this is done in the name of safety. But, only one third of the fine ever goes to municipality that instaled the cameras. The extra two thirds goes to the private company that instaled the camera.

So next time your comeing up on a stop light with a camera and it turns yellow, think about it. Do you want to risk causing an accident or do you want to pay a $300.00 fine.