O.T. Red light camera

To add to the comments below:

Red light runners cause accidents of the WORST kind - side impact accidents. Most cars do not have side impact air bags and side impact crashes cause horribly serious injuries.

To make matters worse, red light runners are usually ACCELERATING to make the light, so the impact is MUCH more severe than if the runner was at a steady speed or slowing.

Tom

Too much coffee? cheeze chill a little bit. All I asked for is a warning.

Dean and for a change of pace Jeep content:

Frank,

I wasn't offended so much as surprised. Hadn't even had my first cup of coffee and blam some poor guy gets badly hurt.

Ever since I was seriously hurt I have been very sensitive to seeing others hurt. I'm fortunate that my injury wasn't anywhere as bad as this guys, but still hearing the paramedic say I might loose my arm got my attention! Not to mention pain like I have never felt before or since. So now I try to avoid seeing people hurt when ever possible. It just brings back unpleasant memories and sympathy for the poor person in the video.

Dean

I wonder if it isn't actually a real good photoshopping. That's almost too good for a redlight cam.

No, it's absolutly real. The guy that got hit is fine. Nick

According to Snopes.com, it is real.

mabar did pass the time by typing:

In that case..

owtch!

And all I ask for is personal accountability, something that is lacking these days. It's kind of like running through a freshly mopped floor and then being surprised when you fall down and get hurt.

All I was trying to do was point out the obvious: The thread was marked OT - your first chance not to read it It was named Red Light Camera - Hmmmmm what could it be? The first word was OUCH! - Maybe a reference to pain? The link was to a video - so put together, we have "Red Light", "Pain", and a video

Huh, maybe it's a video of little bunnies frolicking in a field?

WARNING: Do not open the following links, they are MUCH, MUCH, MUCH worse than the red light camera video. Now don't say I didn't warn you! The names of the files SHOULD be a warning.......

Kevin S. did pass the time by typing:

Or this.

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I know

L.W. (ßill) Hughes III did pass the time by typing:

That's cheap. If it were up to me I'd at least double that. Got to wonder why folks are in such a rush to die.

I think you will find 90% of the red light runners are 10% of the drivers so if they start getting big tickets, they stop doing it pretty fast.

It has made me more aware of all of them too because of the news PR.

So it has had a positive effect at least on my wife and I.

Mike

Jim85CJ wrote:

There was an article in one of my wife's mags (Good Housekeeping I think) about red-light runners and the accidents they cause. They quoted a study where they placed temporary cameras up for a year at a deadly intersection in a major metro area and red light runs went down something like 60%. Then when the cameras were removed, the red light runs went back up again.

What you should do it put the cameras up and then place signs that say there are cameras and you WILL get caught....