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Old 02-03-2009, 10:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Got nabbed by a traffic camera. . .guess the diminutive size doesn't let us navigate under the radar. The distinctive car makes it difficult to argue "it just looks like me." On the bright side, I now have a very nice photo of my car on the road.

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Old 02-03-2009, 10:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Bummer~!

At least with a cop you can argue "it just looks like it's going fast because it's soooo small!"

And, yep, it's hard to say it must of been someone else, too.

Good luck~!

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Old 02-03-2009, 11:31 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Did you ask about wallet size reprints?? oh wait, would that be full size pictures....

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Old 02-03-2009, 02:51 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah, I received a red light camera ticket b/c I was behind a large public safety vehicle (that wasn't responding to an emergency) that ran a light and I couldn't see around, over, or through it. The other vehicle was not cited...

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Old 02-03-2009, 07:51 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yeah, I received a red light camera ticket b/c I was behind a large public safety vehicle (that wasn't responding to an emergency) that ran a light and I couldn't see around, over, or through it. The other vehicle was not cited...
Technically, if you can't see around, over or through a vehicle and can't see the light... you're too close, regardless of what you're following, or what circumstances. I've heard of people trying to defend a ticket with the size issue... comes back the same answer. El que pega por atras, paga. "He who hits from behind, pays." 3 second rule is the minimum. Fire trucks say to stay 500 feet behind - because they're huge, and can stop and/or veer without notice.

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Old 02-04-2009, 11:49 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
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Did you ask about wallet size reprints?? oh wait, would that be full size pictures....
Wallet sized photos of a wallet sized car? I like that. Too bad the ticket is bigger than both - $100.

Guess this makes up for the non-parking ticket I got when the car was new. I was legally parked and wondered how I could have gotten a ticket. That parking officer had simply written, "Where's the rest of the car" on a ticket envelope. The image is posted here somewhere.

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Old 02-04-2009, 12:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Wallet sized photos of a wallet sized car? I like that. Too bad the ticket is bigger than both - $100....
Well, there goes all your fuel savings



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Old 02-04-2009, 04:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
 
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Hmmm... no a smart can't beat the camera, neither can a Neon nor a Lambo. Even with those "plate blockers in place".

And neither can a rocket car! (go mythbusters!)


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