Virginia - Cameras coming back .

**navalert** · 02-06-2007, 09:23 PM

An effort to reinstate red-light cameras in Virginia Beach won preliminary approval Monday, 61-37, in the House of Delegates.

HB1778 would allow any locality in Virginia to place cameras in as many as 25 intersections.

The owners of cars photographed going through red lights would be mailed a $50 ticket.

The owners could file an affidavit in General District Court contending he or she was not driving the car pictured going through the light.

Under an amendment made by the House, the photo would be taken five-tenths of a second after the light turns red, instead of three-tenths of a second, to allow ample time for a driver to react to a changing light.

**stealthJamal** · 02-07-2007, 03:28 AM

It's a shame since Virginia did not renew red light cameras in 2005 because of a study that showed they increased rear end collisions in Virginia. Hopefully the Senate or Governor won't pass it.

I don't try to run red lights, but if running one by a second is going to avoid a collision I will sure as hell run it. They can kiss my a$$ if I happen to get a ticket in the mail since it won't go on my driving record.

Hell, if speeding tickets didn't go on my record I wouldn't even need countermeasures. I would view tickets it as a road tax for going fast if speeding tickets didn't jack up your driving record and insurance rates.

**navalert** · 02-07-2007, 10:49 AM

I don't try to run red lights, but if running one by a second is going to avoid a collision I will sure as hell run it. They can kiss my a$$ if I happen to get a ticket in the mail since it won't go on my driving record.

-navalert-

I agree, in fact we are finding more and more that many NavAlert customers have bought the unit to warn them of the red light for not to avoid running the red light but rather warn them to watch for people slamming their brakes in front of them prematurely or for changing lanes if a camera is ahead and someone is riding their a$$.