How does one avoid camera generated tickets in everyday life?
Last time I was visiting family in L.A., they told me "don't go through this
stoplight and that stoplight, and avoid that corner, etc., because there are
cameras, and the ticket is $500."
So some people deal with this crazy Big Brother thing, by driving long
detours just to avoid the cameras. What a hassle.
I would slow down way before (even if the light was green), and drivers
behind seemed very bothered.
Once in the intersection, accelerate to get out quickly.
If the light turns yellow just as you're entering the intersection,
you can slam on the brake, if you're going slow enough that the driver
behind you can react.
The main danger is a tailgater rearending you when you try to stop for the yellow.
If someone is tailgating very closely, tap on the brakes before you get
to the light to warn them that you might stop, even if the light is still green.
If you enter the intersection at the moment the light turns to yellow,
and continue you are almost certain to get a ticket, since the cycle is so short,
that you won't be out of there by the time it turns to red.
My vanagon became a moving road blockade, but at least, I didn't get a ticket,
and my bus didn't get rear-ended. No small feat in L.A. these days.
Harald

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