>
> Speaking of which, the AAA is shooting off their collective mouths
> about Virginia not being able to use RLC's anymore...
>
> http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet...=1128768819619
>
> sounds like Virginia Beach needs to check their yellow light times...
> but of course that's not the popular nor lucrative course of action
>
> nate

Quote from above article:

"
When a driver ran a red light and crashed into her car seven years ago,
Laura Nichols was so badly injured that rescue workers thought she was dead.
She suffered a broken pelvis and the loss of sight in her left eye, among
other injuries.

The wreck, which occurred in Newport News, took place about 10 in the
morning several days after her 20th birthday.

"My accident could have very well been prevented" if there had been a camera
in place to catch red-light runners, she said."



(end quote)



Uhhh . . . Laura, I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune, and glad that you
survived the collision. If a red light camera had been there, it would have
possibly taken a picture of the incident. Would that really have made you
feel better? That is, would you be happier now if you could use your one
good eye to view the picture that the red light camera took of when your
body was mangled by a driver running a red light? When lights are properly
timed, red light running is greatly reduced. When red light cameras are
installed, rear-end collisions are greatly increased. If you care about
safety, you should be lobbying to have lights timed correctly and red light
cameras OUTLAWED. I can understand your being quite emotional about this
issue, considering what you've been through. For your friends and family
still in the area, YOU can make a difference. Lobby to have all the lights
in your area properly timed. Turning red light cameras back on will not
prevent what happened to you. -Dave