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		toomuchtodo on Jan 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hate Parking Tickets? Fixed Fights Them In Court F... Still waiting to see a red-light camera that physically stops the car from entering the intersection on red and killing someone. If red light cameras were there for safety, they would ding your driving record, not just be monetary fines.

_dp9d on Jan 15, 2014 [–]

> If red light cameras were there for safety, they would ding your driving record, not just be monetary fines.

In lots of countries, they do.

toomuchtodo on Jan 15, 2014 | [–]

In the US, they rarely do:

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/auto_enforce.html

jasomill on Jan 16, 2014 | | [–]

And rightly not, since many of these devices don't even provide photo identification of the driver.

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