Originally Posted by AndrewP
I would like to see traffic lights that sense cars going through red lights, photo them and write a ticket. If they sense that the car increased speed to get through the light they should get double ticket for both going though red light and for speeding. These cars are too dangerous - so maybe there should be a license suspension as well.
Originally Posted by Dutchy
We have those lights here. They can record a car speeding regardless of the lights colour. They will also nail a driver for running the red while speeding. The driver will get two fines and two sets of demerit points. Suckers.
they have these in Germany and most EU countries too and have had them in some US cities... but as Paul alludes to in his post:
Originally Posted by PaulL
In Arizona we already have lights that give tickets for running them. Everyone claimed they were an invasion of rights but last I heard the intersections they placed them at have had fewer fatalities (they placed them at the most dangerous ones). It basically snaps a picture of your license plate and mails you a ticket.
the problem in the US is that automated speed traps or cameras are seen as invasion of privacy ("i don't want the darn gubment telling ME what to do. this is a free county, god d*mmit!!"). i think for most non-Americans (say Europeans or Australians) this anti-government attitude is VERY hard to understand.
but as to the original light:
Originally Posted by ChrisL
How long does it actually take to turn red? What are the chances of the speeder going a little faster and blowing through it?
i assume that the speed sensor must be placed a fair distance BEFORE the light, depending on the type of road and speed limit maybe up to a 1/4 mile, so the light has time to change to yellow and red BEFORE the driver gets to the light. but it sounds like a very cool idea