Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Camera Lights for Tickets in Tampa - GO LIVE

I had one in Temple Terrace. I was able to get out of it, but now there are many more. You have to make a FULL STOP when making a RIGHT ON RED.

The County's red light cameras are scheduled to go live today. They are going to run a 60 day warning period. They will be issuing violations to every violator including other municipalities and governmental agencies. They are also issuing them to their own vehicles. The following intersections should be operational.

Fletcher/Bruce B Downs
Fowler/56th Street
Sligh/Habana
Brandon Blvd/Grand Regency
Bloomingdale/Bell Shoal
Waters/Dale Mabry
Waters/Anderson


NOTE: When stopping, your front tires must be behind the thick white line just before the walking zone. If you stop with your tires on the white line you get a ticket!

NOTE: (As someone who got caught by a camera for not making a full stop when turning right on red, it was easy to slide through at these large intersections with right hand turn lanes. Although I slowed down in the lane, the video showed I did not come to a complete stop.)
Subject: Caution Waters Ave and Dale Mabry Highway Intersection

NOTE: The month of November will be a trial run, beginning in December they will start issuing traffic citations. Lakeland and Clearwater have collected a combined $1.5 million dollars in fines this year from their red light camera systems. The citations are not only for running the red light, but the most offenses are not coming to a complete stop before turning right on red and not stopping behind the white stripe before the pedestrian cross walk The citation will be issued against the owner(s) of the car. It is a fineable offense with no points issued against your license. If you fail to pay the citation you will be called before the Red Light Code Enforcement Magistrate to show cause. If you fail to appear, the magistrate may institute daily fines till you pay the citation, county costs, and any daily fines, these daily fines can be high to gain compliance. The County will also file a lien against your property.

7 comments:

Chandler said...

this isn't a problem if you don't live up in the sticks.

April (tall) said...

Well I work in the sticks...what now? huh? huh?

Hello Kimmy said...

Cameras at a few traffic lights in the sticks are much better than having streets underwater when it rains in South Tampa. :p

Chandler said...

the sun always shines in S. Tampa

E-FLO said...

I got one of those f'n tickets in Lakeland...$125 for that sumbitch!

Florian said...

I think the cameras don't like Asians.

Geoff said...

be careful... I heard the camera adds 10 lbs