I have heard that sometimes you can get flashed from a speed camera and never recieve a penality, (no film in speed camera) but what if someone drives through a red light BUT NO FLASH was seen, would the driver still have been caught by camera or would it be a fake?
I saw a car drive straight over a pedestrian crossing today. It had been on red for quite a bit, and it just drove straight through. I was behind the car but i never saw a flash go off and wondered if that car would get caught?
2006-12-07 12:14:14 · 6 answers · asked by 2plus3 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Only speed cameras flash. The junction may have been monitored by a 'real time' camera and he could be caught by that, but probably not.
You can, however be fairly sure that if he continues driving like that he'll probably get caught in the end. Hopefully before he kills someone!
2006-12-07 12:19:26 · answer #1 · answered by somekindahero 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Think this will answer your question, Red light cameras
In some areas, a device usually called a red light camera has come into recent use. A camera is connected to the triggering mechanism for the corresponding traffic light, which is targeted to photograph any vehicle which crosses against the light. The driver or owner (depending on local laws) of a vehicle so photographed can then be fined for violating traffic laws. Such cameras have evoked controversy on a number of fronts: in some jurisdictions, the fine cannot be contested, and is therefore seen by some as a violation of due process. Opposition has also stemmed from the practice of paying commissions to the companies which process the photographs from these cameras, as this is seen as an incentive to falsify images. Some have accused municipalities of purposely shortening the yellow-light intervals on intersections equipped with cameras in order to generate more fines. The presence of a red light camera is sometimes, but not always, indicated by a sign some distance before the intersection. Many red light cameras face the front of vehicles, thus it is possible for vehicles either registered in states that do not use or require front license plates (or vehicles illegally without front plates from states that do require them) to escape being caught.
If the person you saw going through the light was driving in daylight, you may not see a flash depending on lighting conditions, To find out more about these type of cameras please follow the link below.
2006-12-07 20:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Airhammer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the cameras have a sensor so that when some one crosses it it will go off but it is only designed to catch someone just after it turns red not after it has been red for some time. studies have shown more accidents are caused because a person runs it right after it turns red not after it has been red for sometime. the reason some people don't get a ticket from the camera is because by definition they were legally in the intersection when the light turned red so the did not run it. the pics are not saved on film they are digital that are sent back to another location so no one actually has to go out and get the film. so the answer to your question is that no that person will not get caught.
2006-12-07 20:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by Coconuts 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, you have to see a flash. These days a lot of cameras don't hold film. They are connected directly to a computer. Not all lights have cameras.
2006-12-15 19:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if thelight on the camera did not flash then they would not receive a fixed penalty. if it didnt flash there was no film in the camera in this instance.
2006-12-12 17:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by melissa alexander00 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those cameras automatically read the registration plates of cars, a fine will be imposed
2006-12-07 20:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by Splishy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋