Here's what you need to do. Throw it away. Yes, just throw it away. They
can't charge you if you never got it. Get my point.

Ryan
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Garrett [mailto:SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU]
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Photo ticket at stop lights

Well I just got my 1st ticket in the mail. Its been at least ten yrs since I
have had any violation. I just a little peeved at getting a ticket from a
computer at a stop light. I consider myself a decent and safe driver.
However due to some lights being shorter in others in metropolitan areas I
bet that I went through a yellow light and it flopped on me or the cops have
it set to generate revenue anyways.  I just don't like the idea of not
getting cited immediately. This happened (according to the ticket) on
November 11th.

$180 if I send it in, $250 if I go to court and am still found guilty. $120
if I go to traffic school. Looks like I will be going to school. My ? is how
do I keep from getting one of these again. Out in Phoenix I have seen clear
plastic covers that go over your plate and reflect light when a picture is
taken. Another option would be radar detector seen as how these things do
use radar to clock your speed and mark your entry into the intersection. I
would think that covering your plate with some type of reflective clear
plastic would be the best option. I know it is illegal to cover your plate
but I would rather be pulled over for this than caught at another marginal
yellow light. Plus I don't think a cop would pull you over for this cover
unless he caught you doing something else 1st.

Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
Soon... 1987 Syncro project
sean.garrett@asu.edu