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Walt. 09-03-2014 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 932063)
For my part, I do not care how much revenue moving violation tickets generate. In fact, apparently, speeding and red light violation penalties are no where nearly as punitive as they should be. What so many conveniently forget when they complain tickets is that in order to get one, you have to break the law.

The revenue is often shared between the camera company and the municipality It is not uncommon for the "yellow light time" to be trimmed by 1-2 seconds. Even traveling within the limit it still makes for jamming on the brakes or "running the light" and getting ticketed. They added these in the Miami suburb I lived "pre-Villages" and even going at 25-30 MPH it was difficult. The revenue did skyrocket though. No... they never got me.

Indydealmaker 09-03-2014 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Walt. (Post 932712)
The revenue is often shared between the camera company and the municipality It is not uncommon for the "yellow light time" to be trimmed by 1-2 seconds. Even traveling within the limit it still makes for jamming on the brakes or "running the light" and getting ticketed. They added these in the Miami suburb I lived "pre-Villages" and even going at 25-30 MPH it was difficult. The revenue did skyrocket though. No... they never got me.

I do not advocate "rigging the game". The point should be to save lives and punish law breakers. The yellow should remain at a state-mandated statutory setting appropriate for the posted speed.

janmcn 09-03-2014 05:25 PM

The local ABC affiliate just reported that Waldo police have been relieved of their duties of writing tickets in Waldo, and that job will now fall to the Florida Highway patrol out of Alachua county. This change was necessitated because of reports of the quota system in Waldo. The report also stated that the speed limits will be strictly enforced.

yabbadu 09-04-2014 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 929340)
Right or wrongly applied doesn't matter to me.

Waldo is a text book, sterling example of what happens when it becomes known to the public ........where the laws are strictly enforced.

Amazing how well behaved folks are behind the wheel where this is done.

We could use a lot of that kind of enforcement here in TV.

So you support illegal enforcement by police? So its OK for them to break the law ??????????????????????????????

shcisamax 09-04-2014 06:18 AM

Well you don't need to worry about the police enforcement here. I was ticketed on Buena Vista yesterday when I tried to pass and had sped up to do so. Bam. As for Waldo, there is something inherently unfair about posting speed limits that reduce in an unrealistic time frame. And just happen to have police sitting 24/7 at the end of that challenge.

Walter123 09-04-2014 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by shcisamax (Post 932961)
Well you don't need to worry about the police enforcement here. I was ticketed on Buena Vista yesterday when I tried to pass and had sped up to do so. Bam. As for Waldo, there is something inherently unfair about posting speed limits that reduce in an unrealistic time frame. And just happen to have police sitting 24/7 at the end of that challenge.

Happy to know we don't have to worry about the police here. They do a good job of catching speeders and drunks too!

jimbo2012 09-05-2014 07:20 AM

Radar detectors find all of them.


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