your accident was nothing to do with red light cameras, it was due to the person behind you not paying attention.
Either that or you were going to run it, decided not to, then slammed on the anchors causing an accident.
I wasnt there so Ill not judge.
i cant believe these lights actually exist! what next!
i can see thier point however as red lights are there for a reason...
In fact, they placed a camera heading from York St to the M2. Most accidents Ive seen there are either cars breaking the light from Great Georges Street onto the Westlink, or from the Westlink onto York Link.
Neither of which have cameras.
If you have to slam on the anchors to stop for a red light, youre a sh!te driver and likely deserve a shunt up the arse.
Well did he get done?
Ill put it more clearly, if you have to DO AN EMERGENCY STOP to get stopped at a red light then you are a sh!te driver.
There is a middle light which goes amber, most people see that and stop in a timely manner, thus reducing the chances of being rear ended.
Remember these cameras dont snap you for clipping a red light just as the ambers go out, its for blatent red light jumpers.
It would be great for traffic lights on fast junctions/dual carriageaways to have a timer like on the continent where it shows you how long it will be until the light turns red.
At least it would give you an idea to either speed up or slow down rather than playing the guessing game.
So what are the timescales after red when they activate ?
And I cant see why anyone would ever perform an emergency stop at a red light.
I dont know, but they dont become active the second the light goes red. Have seen many cars go through just after it goes red and no flash.
I sometimes wonder about you, slamming on the brakes to stop for a red = emergency stop. I tried to make it easier for you to understand, seemingly I failed.
LMFAO which is it dude?
Ill put it more clearly, if you have to DO AN EMERGENCY STOP to get stopped at a red light then you are a sh!te driver.
There is a middle light which goes amber, most people see that and stop in a timely manner, thus reducing the chances of being rear ended.
Remember these cameras dont snap you for clipping a red light just as the ambers go out, its for blatent red light jumpers.