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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Phi to Your Name   
   Re: Daylight Running Lights   
   01 Dec 14 23:20:18   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, December 2, 2014 1:09:27 AM UTC-5, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article <4e467df2-4177-4c7e-aa07-599ff1b50a6e@googlegroups.com>,   
   > Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   >  wrote:   
   > >    
   > > There's a huge difference between RUNNING A RED LIGHT and failing to stop   
   > > completely to make a right or making a quick decision whether you should   
   > > brake hard or floor the gas pedal to beat the yellow. I'm really paranoid   
   > > about it.    
   > >    
   > > The thing that affects people is the exorbitant amount they are hit with:   
   160   
   > > bucks. That's predation. Even in Chicago the same ticket only costs $100.   
   >    
   > I have no idea what the fine costs here in New Zealand ... I'm not   
   > stupid enough or selfish enough to run red lights!   
      
   Where you the same man that dismissed with casual disregard my suggestion to   
   have mandatory DRL's to prevent accidents such as the ones you claim the red   
   light cameras prevent?   
      
   Perhaps the red light cameras don't prevent many accidents after all:   
      
   "The results here mirror my earlier study.  The findings here are mixed and at   
   best, the RLCs have a slight reduction on accidents.  Despite the million of   
   dollars invested in RLCs and half a billion dollars in tickets, there is no   
   evidence that the RLCs    
   have had a significant safety benefit."   
      
   http://eyeingchicago.com/red-light-camera-study/   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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