I JUST GOT THE FOLLOWING INFO FROM A FRIEND AT HCSO WHO WANTED ME TO PASS THIS ON...

The County's red light cameras went live on 11/09/09.
They are going to run a 60 day warning period. They will be issuing violations to every violator including other municipalities and governmental agencies. They are also issuing them to their own vehicles also.
The following intersections should be operational.

Fletcher/Bruce B Downs
Fowler/56th Street
Sligh/Habana
Brandon Blvd/Grand Regency
Bloomingdale/Bell Shoal
Waters/Dale Mabry
Waters/Anderson


NOTE: When stopping, your front tires must be behind the thick white line just before the walking zone. If you stop with your tires on the white line you get a ticket!


NOTE: The month of November will be a trial run, beginning in December they will start issuing traffic citations.
Lakeland and Clearwater have collected a combined $1.5 million dollars in fines this year from their red light camera systems. The citations are not only for running the red light, but the most offenses are not coming to a complete stop before turning right on red and not stopping behind the white stripe before the pedestrian cross walk. The citation will be issued against the owner(s) of the car. It is a fineable offense with no points issued against your license.

If you fail to pay the citation you will be called before the Red Light Code Enforcement Magistrate to show cause. If you fail to appear, the magistrate may institute daily fines till you pay the citation, county costs, and any daily fines, these daily fines can be high to gain compliance. The County will also file a lien against your property.

 

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/g...rts-today.html

 

I was at the light on Fletcher and Bruce B Downs and saw the camera flash 4 times before my light turned green from cars failing to stop short of the line. All of them came to a complete stop but were resting on the white line.

You can get away with this at night by applying reflecting material on the plate; however, in the day the camera is good enough to see past this.

 

I think I already have a warning comming in the mail lol. I think I stopped ON the white line at one of the intersections. I would have ran the red light otherwise, lol some bullshit.

 

the white line one is pretty f'ing gay

 

drive around with a mask on.

If they cant prove its you driving sure as shit cant make you pay.

 

^ yeah just get a monkey mask lol

Man Wears Monkey Mask to Avoid Speed Camera Tickets | Blippitt.com

 

It says "The citation will be issued against the owner(s) of the car." so I don't think that will get you out of the ticket.

 

So how much are these tickets going to cost? Seems like overkill to make people pay hundreds of dollars in tickets for not stopping behind the white line.

 

welcome to government revenue generation 101.

step 1 - get a private sector business to provide the equipment free of charge, in exchange for a portion of the profits

step 2 - install at high traffic intersections

step 3 - use the guise of "safety" (even when no studies have shown these cameras to greatly reduce traffic deaths or incidents)

step 4 - charge heavy fines for infractions that a even a real police officer wouldnt bother putting his donut down to write the ticket for.

step 5 - dont charge points for moving violations, thus people will continue to pay the fines

step 6 - PROFIT