I-95 cameras snap speeders, spark controversy

PapoZalsa · 03-27-2011, 08:24 PM

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RIDGELAND, S.C. – As Interstate 95 sweeps past this small town along South Carolina's coastal plain, motorists encounter cameras that catch speeding cars, the only such devices on the open interstate for almost 2,000 miles from Canada to Miami.

The cameras have nabbed thousands of motorists, won accolades from highway safety advocates, attracted heated opposition from state lawmakers and sparked a federal court challenge.

Ridgeland Mayor Gary Hodges said the cameras in his town about 20 miles north of the Georgia line do what they are designed to do: slow people down, reduce accidents and, most importantly, save lives.

I-95 cameras snap speeders, spark controversy - Yahoo! News

wilsonp · 03-27-2011, 10:29 PM

And I suppose he has stats showing that, right?

PapoZalsa · 03-28-2011, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wilsonp

And I suppose he has stats showing that, right?

Don't know about the sources but for sure the county has the stats and there is where is he is getiing his info from which it should be accessible to the public....

Isamu · 03-28-2011, 08:24 AM

should not happen.. that's what we have highway cops for

Vegitto-kun · 03-28-2011, 01:10 PM

lol people are complaining about those things.

belgium is FILLED with them.

m4a1mustang · 03-28-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

lol people are complaining about those things.

belgium is FILLED with them.

Horray for overbearing government!

Oh well, at least you guys don't have to pay your traffic fines in money... you pay in waffles and chocolate.

Vegitto-kun · 03-28-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Horray for overbearing government!

Oh well, at least you guys don't have to pay your traffic fines in money... you pay in waffles and chocolate.

belgium is filled with these and cops in cars and bikes everywhere.

for our safety ofcourse.

m4a1mustang · 03-28-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

belgium is filled with these and cops in cars and bikes everywhere.

for our safety ofcourse.

For your safety... that's what they always say.

spearfish25 · 03-28-2011, 01:32 PM

I just got back from South Africa and they have speed cameras everywhere. Funny part is that I rented a car and didn't realize what the little sign of a projector under the speed limit meant until 10 days into my trip.

Vegitto-kun · 03-28-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

For your safety... that's what they always say.

I love it when you have pro-speed camera people on a news paper raving about how the world is safer now.

but I remember an article coming out saying that traffic jams on highways would be reduced if everybody drove fasterj even saying people speeding solve traffic jams since people tend to follow speeders.

they were screaming about how the investigation and article is ********.

I tend to follow speeding cars myself. its pretty usefull at night. leave some space between you and that guy and if you suddenly see a flash hit the brakes.

no problem.

spearfish25 · 03-28-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

I tend to follow speeding cars myself. its pretty usefull at night. leave some space between you and that guy and if you suddenly see a flash hit the brakes.

I call that 'having them run interference'. It's the best way to use your radar detector.

Vegitto-kun · 03-28-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I call that 'having them run interference'. It's the best way to use your radar detector.

The only radar detector I have is

anything else but that system or something like that is highly illegal over here.

m4a1mustang · 03-28-2011, 02:11 PM

No radar detectors allowed here in VA (boo!) so after 10 years of driving you really learn how to use other motorists to your advantage. Find a group of cars travelling at the speed you want and then let them gap you by a good bit... watch their brake lights and always keep an eye on your mirrors.

Vegitto-kun · 03-28-2011, 02:39 PM

a customer of ours used to work for sabena so he went all over the world.

apparently in america he got pulled over and the cop said that they saw him speeding with a ******* satellite.

what the ****.

mark_taba85 · 03-28-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

No radar detectors allowed here in VA (boo!) so after 10 years of driving you really learn how to use other motorists to your advantage. Find a group of cars travelling at the speed you want and then let them gap you by a good bit... watch their brake lights and always keep an eye on your mirrors.

that's what I always do when I go on road trips! always worked and never had a ticket...yet!

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