I got caught by the red light camera at 83rd and union and got the whole shpeel in the mail with my 4 pics and what not.

It says on the city of peoria website that if the front of the car is passed the red line, then it's fine to be in the intersection. My front tires are on the red line.

They want $220 for it.

I absolutely hate the idea of having these contraptions, all it does is basically give people a free pass to speed before and after them, or in my case it gives people more courage to run red's at other intersections without the cameras.

At 1.8s I was already out of the intersection after the red light... the other lights don't turn green for like 2 full seconds or more after the red is up.

Anyway i'll be asking for school or something because $220 for nothing is a total waste to me.

 

Check the signs, I drive that every day, right after Mr. Napolitano decided to drop the speed limit from 65 to 55, 50 yards later........cameras. Goes back up to 65 after you go under the 17 after you pass 24th st, ironically right where another camera is set up.

Tint your windshield. Me and the girl both have ours done and we have flashed by the mobile units and still no ticket. They flash reflects off the windshield tint making the picture worthless. And yes it's illegal as can be, but I've been pulled over by DPS and the officer didn't say anything about my windshield tint as he's staring at it, only worried about my side tint.

 

Hmm.. any % of darkness or just UV tint or?

They still got your license plate picture.. I don't see why they need your face. Interesting

Those cameras get your speed too. I didnt mean to run the red so I didn't speed up, caught me doing 30 taking the left turn. If I was really getting on it to make the red on purpose I could easily do it at 55mph or better. Of course I won't tell the judge that as an excuse. :D

 

When do the ones on the 60 become "active"?

 

i didnt have my plates on when i was flashed.i had been waiting for it to arrive in the mail so im not too worried.

and my winshield is tinted so i hope that helps.


i almost want to wear a mask and tip the camera just to see if i get a ticket lol

 

when are all of the active? cause ive been flying on the 51 and 60, still havent got flashed... *knock on wood*

 

i have my windshield tinted 37% uv tint with 5% down the top half as well, and i never get tickets sent to me. well, that and i dont speed.

 

yeah me too on 60, not too fast but 10mph over(no weaving through traffic) but once i saw they were finished with all of em which was thurs or fri i think. i now go 70.. i say play it safe for man, i did a search and it stated they'll be up by the end of week. that was from a phoenix paper website from friday.

 

http://www.speedtrap.org/speed-traps/show/Arizona/

 

also

http://www.azcentral.com/community/s...ement0719.html

 

Fight it. If it's that close, they will most likely dismiss it. I had the same thing happen awhile back in Mesa @ Country Club/Southern, & fought it & they threw it out. I went down to the courthouse to tell them I was going to contest it & they tossed it on the spot. Never even had to go to court. At the very least, they will reduce the fine by 1/2 just to try & get you out of there. I missed the light by .1, my front bumper had crossed through the crosswalk, & I was only doing 35 MPH...not sure which of those factors helped...//TJ

 

I can just go to the court house and tell them I want to contest it at any time before my court date?

If thats the case i'll go by there ASAP and tell them I want to fight the ticket ASAP, and see if they do something for me.

I still got $47 left of a hefty speeding ticket fine that I got about 5 months ago that was also bogus but I needed more proof on my end. No witnesses or nothing so I paid it. $400. Couldn't find myself to write them a check for that much money when I wasnt wrong so i've been doing 75/month payments. Maybe I should pay the rest and it'll make me look better.

 

Yep, I think you can go in anytime & tell them you are going to contest it. Speeding tickets = the 4 * suck. Good luck...//TJ