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Old 01-06-2010, 05:10 PM   #51 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
This is reasonable, sir.

Nobody (reasonably) expects every driver to be perfect all the time. I can tell you that if a cop sees you speeding up through a yellow light, whether you're actually speeding or not, at least around here, they'll stop you, and can ticket you for a form of wreckless driving. It matters not whether you're actually speeding or not, you're still breaking a law. Of course, whether the cop DOES pull you over or not depends wholly on his perception of the situation. If he sees someone tailgating you, there's a good chance he won't pull you over. If the person behind you caught the light as it turned red, guess who's screwed now?

I still don't find that these scenarios happen often enough to even be seriously addressed as a whole, though.
Cameras expect every driver to be perfect all the time, and on a 50 MPH road with a 3 second yellow at the bottom of a 12 mile continuous downhill mountain road with a 5,000 foot elevation drop, they demand too much.

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