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Traffic Light Camera?

I was driving down the A40 yesterday night, when it was dark, and I came up to some traffic lights, where I saw the right filter on, but I onl saw this at the last minute. I breaked sharply as I was hoping to go strate ahead. My car stopped with the white line behind my car. I then reversed and waited for the lights to go green. I however did see a camera a few metres from the lights, but it did not flash.

Will it have worked if it didnt flash? Or was I lucky and have i got away with it?

Thanks in advance.


    




The Hooded Claw© 67dtg
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You have probably gotten away with it. I got flashed for going past a red light and received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), which, following reading up on it, I ignored. I received a reminder, which I also ignored and that was the last I heard of it. I am not for one minute advocating this as either the right thing to do or as a recommended course of action - just sharing my experience on this.


Ollie
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Hi,i hope it did not have a film in it.good Luck


Chris H
It should flash twice, to get you and also to see how fast you were going. Even if it did get you it will show that you stopped long rather than blasting through and you will probably get off with it. But I expect it didn't get you anyway, so you are probably fine.


ST
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Usually the camera has to flash. But it was dark and a flashing camera is a distraction to drivers. If the area was well lit, your picture may well be in the post.


oklatom
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If you're quite sure it didn't flash, you probably got away with it. If you didn't, you will know fairly soon when the letter arrives. If you do get the letter, I would suggest you appear and tell them what happened. Worse case you will have to pay the fine, but there's a chance they may dismiss it completely.


stamponants
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hard to say really...depends on how far you were across the line as the cameras are rigged to go of 2 to 3 car lengths after the line... some times they don't flash or you miss the flash.. if you were under a cars length across the line then you should be alright...


keith p
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You were lucky this time but be more careful next time .


NunnKriss
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i dont think it got u, but it culdve. but i really doubt it tho.

i was coming up to a light once, and i was going to turn right, and it just turned red, so i stopped and the camera got me. i think bc i went over the line or whatever, i dont know. but i never did get a a ticket in the mail or anything. i wouldve faught it too bc i did stop.

but anyways. i dnt think it got u.


CHRISTIAN "Soldier" !
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try http://www.trafficcamera.com


dave s
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you will be fine.
even if it did go off they can tell yo stopped.
no probs


"isitme"
If there was no flash you didn't get caught.
In any case, GATSO's at traffic lights take two pictures, this is not to indicate your speed.
The first picture shows you crossed the stop line, the second shows you continued across the junction.
As you did stop, albeit beyond the stop line, you wouldn't have been prosecuted anyway as you didn't continue.


Timothy
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If it didn't flash you didn't get caught.


Wylie Coyote
You may have got lucky, but that was very inattentive driving, and you should be more cautious in the future. You need not drive as fast as you were, and should send in the ticket money to a charity if you do not receive a ticket. You did the deed and should at least feel the financial pain.





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