Big Brother is Watching - Speed Cameras - Page 3

OldScoolCamaro · 09-16-2013, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

You just described Bluff City, TN. They make a lot on those cameras during Bristol race weeks. NASCAR and NHRA drags.

...we have Englishtown Summer Nationals NHRA, small time dirt tracks....when I was a kid we had Trenton Speedway with Indy and NASCAR....I am a fan of racing, and one of the most prolific and crowd engaging tracks in the world for the best time and the most excitement is the Thunder Valley Bristol TN NASCAR race. If I ever get to a NASCAR Cup race, I want to go there.

upflying · 09-16-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by IkoIko

Don't you just hate it? Worse yet in San Francisco, the city's buses are armed with cameras set to photograph car parked at expired meters. Those tickets are expensive and continually rollover, so if you are parked at a meter that times out and you remain there for example, five hours...you may get tagged two or three times for the same violation. Garage parking is my only relief when I visit.

Except garage parking is $25/day.
SF is anti-car and does everything possible to make driving inconvenient and expensive.
I take BART or ride a motorcycle to the city.

ssrs2lt · 09-17-2013, 03:10 AM

That monkey mask is to funny!! Yes we're on record 24-7.

midnighter · 09-17-2013, 03:50 AM

Do they call this "big brother" because older brothers are usually jerks?

Overflow · 09-17-2013, 05:12 AM

Florida has a ton of red light cameras.. Everywhere..

Hurst · 09-17-2013, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Well they do have warning signs about 1/2 mile before you get to them... I go by them at least once a week, most locals go 40 because they are afraid of them. I know for a fact you can do 50 and not get a ticket.

I see a few of these around... but not near this intersection.

Hurst · 09-17-2013, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DefianceDan

You should know by now that Toledo (AKA South Detroit) sucks!

You didn't happen to get it on the way home from the Park & Shine did you? LOL

LOL! Nope, was on my way to meet up with you guys that morning...

AGM 1LE · 09-17-2013, 07:09 AM

I always like when they have construction zone cameras and have them set up on sunday morning when nobody is working. talk about scamming for money

danvillekidd · 09-17-2013, 09:13 AM

You can "beat" a red light camera. I was driving through FL in my SS late at night with almost no one else on the road. As I was coming up to a town, at the first light, I noticed a car already sitting at it. I am thinking that it would turn green before I get there and maintain my speed. Well, I wait until the last second and decide that it is not going to turn and hit the brakes. As I stopped I notice lights flash, I'm thinking wth was that. I did stop where you are supposed to. The light turns and I continue on and at the next light I see a sign for a red light camera and realized that I tripped the one on the light before. All they got was an empty intersection!

IkoIko · 09-17-2013, 09:50 PM

I agree that BART or a motorcycle (though I don't ride) are better options. Lately, I have been there for very short visits. I spend most of my time in the Eastbay or Sacramento.
SF is extremely anti-car!

SteveRS · 09-18-2013, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by red70tvhs

I haven't been down that way in quite a while. You ever been up my way? The Grundy area? to put things in perspective, we Control burned (that's right, control burned) half the town to build the worlds only three story walmart! (two parking levels underneath the actual store) that is subpar lol I named that because people who have never been here seem to know about the walmart.

lol

ROBOSSRS · 09-18-2013, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by red70tvhs

I haven't been down that way in quite a while. You ever been up my way? The Grundy area? to put things in perspective, we Control burned (that's right, control burned) half the town to build the worlds only three story walmart! (two parking levels underneath the actual store) that is subpar lol I named that because people who have never been here seem to know about the walmart.

lol

Darn ! We only have a two story Wal Mart with an elevator. The store was once a J.C. Penney.

Envy · 09-18-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by danvillekidd

You can "beat" a red light camera. I was driving through FL in my SS late at night with almost no one else on the road. As I was coming up to a town, at the first light, I noticed a car already sitting at it. I am thinking that it would turn green before I get there and maintain my speed. Well, I wait until the last second and decide that it is not going to turn and hit the brakes. As I stopped I notice lights flash, I'm thinking wth was that. I did stop where you are supposed to. The light turns and I continue on and at the next light I see a sign for a red light camera and realized that I tripped the one on the light before. All they got was an empty intersection!

How is what you described "beating" the red light camera?

If you stopped...then you're not supposed to get a ticket. And those things flash all the time at night when no one's in the intersection around here.

danvillekidd · 09-18-2013, 09:50 PM

That's why the quote around beat. We don't have those things where I am from, so I don't know much about them. Just the fact I tripped it and didn't get a ticket.

09-17-2013, 07:09 AM	#36
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09-17-2013, 03:10 AM	#31
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09-17-2013, 05:12 AM	#33
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	Florida has a ton of red light cameras.. Everywhere..

09-17-2013, 09:13 AM	#37
danvillekidd 2013 ZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 m6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Avondale AZ & Indy will always be home Posts: 870 View My Garage	You can "beat" a red light camera. I was driving through FL in my SS late at night with almost no one else on the road. As I was coming up to a town, at the first light, I noticed a car already sitting at it. I am thinking that it would turn green before I get there and maintain my speed. Well, I wait until the last second and decide that it is not going to turn and hit the brakes. As I stopped I notice lights flash, I'm thinking wth was that. I did stop where you are supposed to. The light turns and I continue on and at the next light I see a sign for a red light camera and realized that I tripped the one on the light before. All they got was an empty intersection!

09-17-2013, 09:50 PM	#38
IkoIko IkoIko Drives: '12 2SS 6MT Victory Red Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NorCal Posts: 299 View My Garage	I agree that BART or a motorcycle (though I don't ride) are better options. Lately, I have been there for very short visits. I spend most of my time in the Eastbay or Sacramento. SF is extremely anti-car!

09-18-2013, 09:50 PM	#42
danvillekidd 2013 ZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 m6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Avondale AZ & Indy will always be home Posts: 870 View My Garage	That's why the quote around beat. We don't have those things where I am from, so I don't know much about them. Just the fact I tripped it and didn't get a ticket.