Date:         Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:38:07 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
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>Well I just got my 1st ticket in the mail. Its been at least ten yrs since I
>have had any violation. I just a little peeved at getting a ticket from a
>computer at a stop light. I consider myself a decent and safe driver.
>However due to some lights being shorter in others in metropolitan areas I
>bet that I went through a yellow light and it flopped on me or the cops have
>it set to generate revenue anyways.  I just don't like the idea of not
>getting cited immediately. This happened (according to the ticket) on
>November 11th.

Apparently clear covers don't do the job; they will blind a camera
ONLY if they reflect the flash's light directly at the camera lens...
and of course they cannot. Here in NZ you can get adhesive reflective
numbers/letters to cover the nonreflective originals, and these DO
work. Our plates are all black-on-white (excepting old pre80s
plates), so this is simple compared to the multicolored North
American plates.

Here there's no way you'd get away with the "didn't receive it", even
if it was true. But no camera will flash here unless you're on the
intersection against a RED light.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut