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   Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Ente to nm...@wt.net   
   Re: Voters ban red light cameras; city c   
   27 Dec 14 18:28:55   
   
   From: roamingfreeman@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, December 27, 2014 7:51:08 PM UTC-5, nm...@wt.net wrote:   
   > On Friday, December 26, 2014 12:35:36 AM UTC-6, Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   > > There is no "safe side of yellow". Yellow also means stop, unless   
   > > you're too close to the intersection to do so safely,   
   >   
   > That is the safe side of yellow. If I'm going through a light and   
   > it turns yellow a second before I go through it, I do not slam on   
   > the brakes and stop.   
   > It's dangerous, and I'd likely come to a screeching halt halfway through   
   > the intersection. The red light cams provoke the paranoia needed for   
   > some to slam on the brakes even when it's safer and more prudent to continue.   
   >   
      
   I like that word... PARANOIA. I haven't got a single ticket yet but I live in   
   paranoia.   
      
   Studies show they have no significant effect in reducing accidents...   
      
   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/   
      
   Mind you, in Chicago they only hit you with 100 bucks, compared to $160 here.   
   They get their revenue without even trying to fix the system.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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