RED LIGHT TICKETS ARE NOT BEING CHECKED FIRST - PROOF

One Naperville driver found out first hand just how dilegent the checking of red light camera tickets in Melrose Park IL is. He received a $100 citation for this completely legal right turn???

For footage on what Redspeed and Melrose Park PD should have done at this very intersection, please visit http://www.chicagolive.com/news/red_light_cameras_catch_violat/

Obviously verification procedures need looked at here. No way was this video checked.

Timeline:
JULY 13th, 2008
***************
7:45:38 - Drivers Pontiac GTO appears in the camera's range.
Traffic signal is Yellow, with the car in front approaching the line
7:45:39 - Traffic signal turns Red, with car in front of just past the line
7:45:40 - driver decelerates with his right indicator light on
7:45:41 - Driver is stopped behind the line
7:45:42- Driver is stopped behind the line
7:45:43- Driver is stopped behind the line
7:45:44 - Driver starts to make the right turn after verifying no other cars were coming
7:45:45 - Driver continues southbound on 5th
7:45:46 - Car's rear bumper reaches the end of the line
7:45:47 - Driver continues southbound on 5th
7:45:48 - Car is now out of range of the traffic camera, no violations committed.

JULY 18th, 2008
***************
Driver receives ticket from Redspeed (they're certainly efficiant but so would you be if you never checked anything.)

Full Press release details are available on http://www.GPSdetector.com

and you can see the violation images from this ticket at http://www.gpsdetector.com/press/melrosepark/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Cheetah
• GPS
• mirror
• red
• light
• camera
• speed
• Illinois
• ticket
• RedSpeed
• Redflex

[grimview]

I just got my photo enforcement ticket dimissed after I wrote the mayor. They tried to say in 2010 my time to contest was up but I contested in 2007 and kept the responce. acs-inc com is the vendor responcible for my ticket and claims their systems world wide need little training and are indisputable. I made a video of the orginal ticket and am planning another.

[rklong3]

@TacoTim59 I cant see a light staying yellow for 8 seconds. Thats a long time

[MrBFagel]

All Chicago traffic signal yellows are 3 seconds with posted speed limits of 30 MPH. Three seconds by law is inadequate by Federal Regulations.

[TacoTim59]

unfair suburban lights have a 8 second yellow light, city only 4 seconds. 99th and halsted you can even see the light turn yellow