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Originally Posted by mossguy
I'm with Mike on this. Red light means STOP. Why is this such a problem to some?
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I guess for the same reason that we shouldn't speed because the sign says 75 MPH. Yet we're Porsche owners :-) . I don't want anyone to think I'm against red lights or speed limit signs. I just think that a moving car has a
driver who is in the wrong. The owner of the car is being denied due process and money is being extracted without much recourse or the chance to face the accuser. If it isn't a criminal offense than it is a civil offense (or vice versa). They can't have it both ways IMHO. If it is legal to run the robo-light system then they should not be able to ticket for an offense observed by an LEO. The only difference is the peace officer. Why does the exact same offense suddenly become criminal? Just sayin'.
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Originally Posted by IROC
I don't have any horror stories, but the "constitutionality" of these things were debated like crazy when ours were first installed and - although I don't remember the exact logic - they were deemed legal and enforceable.
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This is very helpful. Without doing a whole lot of research, I think we can assume that this has been debated in my dad's home state too or they couldn't still run the traps if ruled against.