Photo enforcement sucks
x-posted to seattle
So I get home the other night after visiting my sister, and I open my mailbox. I have this conspicuous letter from the dept. of licensing. I've just recently bought and transfered a motorcycle, so I think this is like the subject of the letter. Oh how wrong I was. I open the envelope to find a nice crystal clear photo of the ass end of my truck tailing through a red light at Denny and Fairview. Oh yeah, and a $101 ticket. I wasn't even aware we had these things. I actually recall the evening this took place, and I just wasn't paying close attention, looked up as the light turned red, and followed the car ahead of me through it.
So you'd think I'd learn my lesson, right? Yesterday I'm riding my bike downtown and see a yellow light. I keep going and it turns red as I'm still in the intersection. Now, this should be legal and all, as I was in the intersection, but I'm not really sure when these cameras are set to go off. And the amusing thing is I was once again on Denny (though not at fairview).
For the curious, it turns out these tickets don't count as points against your license (they can't verify who was driving). So I'm just going to pay it and be on my way. But now I'm wondering if I'll be getting another one in a week or two.
So I get home the other night after visiting my sister, and I open my mailbox. I have this conspicuous letter from the dept. of licensing. I've just recently bought and transfered a motorcycle, so I think this is like the subject of the letter. Oh how wrong I was. I open the envelope to find a nice crystal clear photo of the ass end of my truck tailing through a red light at Denny and Fairview. Oh yeah, and a $101 ticket. I wasn't even aware we had these things. I actually recall the evening this took place, and I just wasn't paying close attention, looked up as the light turned red, and followed the car ahead of me through it.
So you'd think I'd learn my lesson, right? Yesterday I'm riding my bike downtown and see a yellow light. I keep going and it turns red as I'm still in the intersection. Now, this should be legal and all, as I was in the intersection, but I'm not really sure when these cameras are set to go off. And the amusing thing is I was once again on Denny (though not at fairview).
For the curious, it turns out these tickets don't count as points against your license (they can't verify who was driving). So I'm just going to pay it and be on my way. But now I'm wondering if I'll be getting another one in a week or two.