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So we return from our holiday travels to be greeted by a $100 ticket from Creve Coeur's finest for Mr. Planet supposedly running a red light. We're getting it dismissed with our attorney buddy. I don't like the delayed violation and it's pretty easy to fight so the rich usually successfully get away with it while the less fortunate pay the tab.

Wait till they start causing accidents. People get ready to slam the brakes on when getting close to these and the light has been green for awhile.

I was pissed when I got a ticket after being clocked speeding by an airplane. Luckily my sister is a lawyer and got that one thrown out or I would have fought it. I feel like there should be a cop in a vehicle there to witness these things or they shouldn't be able to write you a ticket. Otherwise, where do you draw the line?

planet pujolsian wrote:I don't like the delayed violation and it's pretty easy to fight so the rich usually successfully get away with it while the less fortunate pay the tab.

So pay the ticket if you feel bad...

I'm pretty sure I got one of these last night.

cardsfansince82 wrote:I was pissed when I got a ticket after being clocked speeding by an airplane.

cardsfan, I'm pretty sure you deserved the ticket if you were clocked speeding by an airplane.

BTW I got caught at Hampton & Chippewa during the grace period. I just got a warning letter & the pic of my vehicle in the middle in the intersection w/the light already red.

Yeah we have a few here in St. Charles. The one is really bad cause it's on a hill going down on hwy 94. So you're doing 60 MPH and you don't iknow if the people in front of you are gonna slam on their breaks or gun it when the light hits yellow. It really makes me nervous every time I get near that intersection. The light is also really slow (3 secnod light instead of 5, which is unusual for highway 94. I wonder if the city reduced the yellow light time just so it could get more red light tickets.

Nothing pisses me off more when a driver in front of me notices that the light has been green for awhile so they progressively drive slower almost waiting for the yellow flash so they can hammer the breaks and stop.

TheoSqua wrote: I wonder if the city reduced the yellow light time just so it could get more red light tickets.

I've heard they do this too, in which case it's more about the $ than safety.

planet pujolsian wrote:

TheoSqua wrote: I wonder if the city reduced the yellow light time just so it could get more red light tickets.

I've heard they do this too, in which case it's more about the $ than safety.

No No No. Its all about protecting you and more importantly your children. And if you don't have children then THE children are the children who need protecting. Children.