On Mon, 12 May 2008 19:52:36 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:
>>I would not cross a red light or drive in a bus lane that was
>>protected by cameras in order to get out of the way of an emergency
>>vehicle. I'd mount a pavement, as that has an extremely low
>>probability of resulting in a FPN arriving in the post.
>What happens at a crossroads if the traffic lights fail, and are all on
>red? A policeman, stands in the centre of the crossroads doing 'point
>duty', and directs alternate streams of traffic to proceed (despite what
>the lights say). In the meantime, the cameras are flashing away merrily.
>Would any automatic FPN notice stand up in court?
Firstly, if the lights have failed or been switched off, the camera
would not be operating either. Secondly, there would be *many*
drivers that apparently did the same thing, providing lots of
corroborative evidence that I was legitimately following the
directions of a police officer. Thirdly, the copper on point duty
would be clearly visible in the photographs.
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Cynic
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