MFFY See, MFFY Do

Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
:

> Some of you may recall the incident I reported a few weeks ago where
> some geezer in a gigundo RV intentionally ran a red light, and leaned
> on his horn as he approached the intersection to let the other cars
> know he was coming. Well, the idea is apparently spreading. Today I
> saw a delivery truck (a medium-sized one, about as big as the 25'
> Ryder truck I rented the last time I moved). This guy was hauling ass
> - the posted limit was 55 MPH, and I'd say he was doing at least 10 -
> 15 MPH over that. As he approached the red light, he made absolutely
> no attempt to slow down - he simply leaned on his horn as he blasted
> through the intersection.
>
> Never a cop or a red light camera around when you need one.

NO RLC is going to stop them;the driver would not know he's been cited for
weeks.

But I have seen an officer pull over a dump truck that ran a RL.
Stopped him right away,and the RLrunner received instant punishment.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

> But I have seen an officer pull over a dump truck that ran a RL.
> Stopped him right away,and the RLrunner received instant punishment.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

Do you know you just ran a red light?

Yup, I was going the speed limit and the truck would have been hard to stop
safely, so I really had no choice.

Ok, just making sure. Put your seatbelt on and drive safely.

"Mike T." > wrote in
reenews.net:

>> But I have seen an officer pull over a dump truck that ran a RL.
>> Stopped him right away,and the RLrunner received instant punishment.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik
>> at
>> kua.net
>
> Do you know you just ran a red light?
>
> Yup, I was going the speed limit and the truck would have been hard to
> stop safely, so I really had no choice.
>
> Ok, just making sure. Put your seatbelt on and drive safely.
>
>
>

It was WAY after the light turned red,and the dump truck almost struck
another vehicle.I doubt he got away with a warning.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

>
> It was WAY after the light turned red,and the dump truck almost struck
> another vehicle.I doubt he got away with a warning.
>

It's guaranteed he got away with a warning. You didn't mention he was
speeding, and that's all the cops care about. So no ticket, no fine,
nothing. -Dave

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> At least if he gets cited he may acquire enough points to lose his
> license, which is the best thing for everyone.

No points on RLCs.

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> (Brent P) said in
> rec.autos.driving:
>
>>In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>>
>>> At least if he gets cited he may acquire enough points to lose his
>>> license, which is the best thing for everyone.
>>
>>No points on RLCs.
>
> Really? I didn't know...

They are like parking tickets

Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
:

> Jim Yanik > said in rec.autos.driving:
>
>>> Never a cop or a red light camera around when you need one.
>>
>>NO RLC is going to stop them;the driver would not know he's been cited
>>for weeks.
>
> So you prefer that they are not cited at all?

I'd prefer a police officer write them,like they are supposed to do.
They just have a lot of excuses why they can't write them.

>
> At least if he gets cited he may acquire enough points to lose his
> license, which is the best thing for everyone.

Not all RLC systems assign point to the driver;some treat them as parking
tickets;a fine,zero points. If the auto's owner does not pay them,then they
can't renew their auto registration.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
:

> (Brent P) said in
> rec.autos.driving:
>
>>In article >, Scott en
>>Aztlán wrote:
>>
>>> At least if he gets cited he may acquire enough points to lose his
>>> license, which is the best thing for everyone.
>>
>>No points on RLCs.
>
> Really? I didn't know...

AFAIK,-some- RLC systems assign points,but then you need some method of
clearly identifying who was driving,or you get into the messy situation of
charging the owner unless they give up the true driver.
And then there are states with only rear license plates,no photo of the
driver.

I'm not sure whether it's more common to assign points or to not assign
them,but I believe it's the latter.(for RLC tickets)

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik wrote:

> >
> > Never a cop or a red light camera around when you need one.
>
> NO RLC is going to stop them;the driver would not know he's been cited for
> weeks.
>
Not for a few weeks. But after that, he would know. He might also have
an additional ticket or two in the works. When he got those, he WOULD
get the message.

'Course, he could get the message by reading the SL sign and following
it in the first place, but then, some people learn so slowly, if at all.