Comments on: Traffic cameras go on the defensive http://brendanmelican.com/2009/01/07/traffic-cameras-go-on-the-defensive/ doing stuff since 1976 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:15:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Red Light Cameras http://brendanmelican.com/2009/01/07/traffic-cameras-go-on-the-defensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5810 Red Light Cameras Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:03:03 +0000 http://radioball.net/?p=1018#comment-5810 I have a few red light cameras in my GPS too. Canton, Ohio has plans to install these to spark the budget. They say it has nothing to do with money, but the presentation by Redflex and the sagging economy say otherwise. I may end up buying one of the Cobra units you wrote about (and avoid the City of Canton altogether). I have a few red light cameras in my GPS too. Canton, Ohio has plans to install these to spark the budget. They say it has nothing to do with money, but the presentation by Redflex and the sagging economy say otherwise. I may end up buying one of the Cobra units you wrote about (and avoid the City of Canton altogether).

]]> By: Jeff http://brendanmelican.com/2009/01/07/traffic-cameras-go-on-the-defensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Jeff Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:25:08 +0000 http://radioball.net/?p=1018#comment-5809 I'm not so sure that there are any traffic cams anywhere in the city yet. After I made <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2008/04/traffic-cams.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> last April, I got an e-mail from someone saying that that particular style of video camera doesn't have anywhere near the resolution needed to be used as a red light camera. They said that those particular cams were taking the place of the embedded trip switches (wire inductor loops buried in the pavement) and only sense whether a vehicle is waiting at the stop line for the light to change. Also, isn't there a state law specifically forbidding the use of red light cameras that first has to be struck down before they can be used here? I’m not so sure that there are any traffic cams anywhere in the city yet. After I made this post last April, I got an e-mail from someone saying that that particular style of video camera doesn’t have anywhere near the resolution needed to be used as a red light camera. They said that those particular cams were taking the place of the embedded trip switches (wire inductor loops buried in the pavement) and only sense whether a vehicle is waiting at the stop line for the light to change.

Also, isn’t there a state law specifically forbidding the use of red light cameras that first has to be struck down before they can be used here?

]]> By: ESD http://brendanmelican.com/2009/01/07/traffic-cameras-go-on-the-defensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5811 ESD Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:03:24 +0000 http://radioball.net/?p=1018#comment-5811 For some time already you have been able to get files on the web(for fee and for free) of red-light and speed cams and load them as "points-of-interest" into your GPS navigation unit. My new TomTom has it, althought I haven't used the unit much yet so can't report how it works. I think some units have the option of playing audible warnings as you approach the cam. For some time already you have been able to get files on the web(for fee and for free) of red-light and speed cams and load them as “points-of-interest” into your GPS navigation unit. My new TomTom has it, althought I haven’t used the unit much yet so can’t report how it works. I think some units have the option of playing audible warnings as you approach the cam.

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