Quantcast Photo Enforced: February 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008

CTIA Wireless Show - Las Vegas, April 1-3

We are scheduling meetings for the CTIA Wireless Show in Las Vegas on Arpil 1-3rd. We are not planning on having a booth but and will reserving meeting rooms as needed. Please contact us if you are interested in meeting with us about licensing our data for your maps, advertising or marketing partnerships:

Question - Did I Get A Ticket?

Question - I was in the left turn lane and waiting for the the traffic light to turn green and this is what happened. The lights for regular/straight traffic turned green, but the light for the left turn was still red. Because I was quite tired, I crossed the line and slightly entered the intersection. I realized my mistake, and reversed. Will I get a ticket? I did not see a flash or anything. If pictures are taken, will pictures see me "correcting" my error? Any information helps. Thank you.

Answer - No, it is not likely that you will get a ticket because there are usually minimum requirements for speed and direction of travel to get a violation. Also, seeing a bright flash is a good indication that someone around you made a violation. The flashes are bright and very hard to miss.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Google Maps & Red Light Cameras

I think our photo enforced data could be a killer application if syndicated on Google Maps. However, my emails are never answered and still sense there is a lot of "NIH" at Google. Data transparency of photo enforced locations is a big problem and is primarily a local issue in the U.S. A complete and accurate data set of these locations will always be hard to find as long as local U.S. governments lack the transparency necessary to track all of the thousands of locations. Google could play a big role in management and tracking of these locations if they simply decided to get behind our vision and help us syndicate the data. It has taken me eight years to build the database of locations and will not stand for the all of the mapping giants copying our data!

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Red Light Cameras - About Money or Safety?


5 Studies have shown that red light cameras increase accidents. I have always contented that driving through an intersection that has a red light camera changes your behavior. It makes you more hesitant to go through the intersection if you sense the light is going to change and also makes you want to speed up if you think you might be on the long side of a yellow light. Nervous driving does not create a safer driving environment for everyone.

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