Florida Red Light Cameras

Hi All,

It was a close call.. however I did indeed run a red light in Florida. I thought I had more time left on the yellow, and thought it was the safest thing to do. It flashed me. What is the process as far as the company is concerned?

A random guy told me the cameras are aimed too low to capture the plate. My trainer told me either way, Prime will just make me pay the ticket and not give me too hard a time because I have a completely clean record.

Dang, that SUCKS... Maybe Rick S. will show up tomorrow with some insight? Florida guy, and all.

About 3 years ago, happened to my other half in Plymouth, Ohio. He alerted the company, paid the ticket, was on a '6 month' probation or something w/his company, and found out that it was NEVER reported to the DMV here in Ohio. No clue why or why not, either.

Plymouth, Ohio has SINCE REMOVED those cameras.

Hmmm.

Hope all works out for you, man.

Wish you the best outcome; wouldn't dip on the 'no tag shot' personally, but ... LoL~!

~ Anne ~

I wouldn't worry about it. I got flashed by one, not in Florida, but I never heard a word from anyone. My guess is they are set up to catch a cars plate not a tractor trailer.

I'd report it to play it safe. As far as I know camera tickets whether speeding or red light don't count against your license due to the right to face your accuser. However, because the vehicle is registered to Prime if a ticket is issued they'll receive it.

In Iowa, there are constant battles about them being unconstitutional and they get turned off just to get overturned and back on a couple months later. I cant speak for Florida but the way its handled here is unpaid camera tickets can't cause a license suspension instead they get sent to collections. After a couple years (reported by the news) they'll garnish your state tax return. Hopefully Rick can confirm that Florida doesn't add points.

Intersection enforcement cameras require highly conspicuous signage warning drivers. Elevate your vigilance in urban/congested areas like this.

Regardless... the road facing camera technology installed in many of our company trucks is getting smarter, able to detect running red lights.

Here is a thought; drive with an increased level of prudence and apply defensive driving techniques when driving on roads with numerous intersections. Always be prepared to safely stop...consider stale lights and traffic stacked on opposing sides of an intersection that will trip a timing device to change your approaching signals.

We are professional drivers...concentrate, work to avoid getting caught in this type of situation.

Where I live in So Cal the worst spot they had cams up, would flash even with no cars around lol. We'd sit n eat at a 50s style diner at that intersection and see cams constantly going off lol

The 3rd party camera company gets the bulk of the $$ generated. Finally the city had them removed totally

Big overweight ticket AND a possible red light ticket, too? Good grief!

You need to get your head in the game, or get a second job to fiance your infractions. There's no sense pulling a load 1500 miles just to turn all the mileage pay over to the courts.

A flash doesn't necessarily mean you will be cited. If your front wheels where over the stop bar before it turns red - you should be good.

These red light cameras are owned by municipalities - they are a MONEY GRAB - PURE AND SIMPLE.

As G-Town says - "Always be prepared to safely stop...consider stale lights and traffic stacked on opposing sides of an intersection that will trip a timing device to change your approaching signals."

This is taught in Smith System - if you're away from a light and it's green - anticipate it turning red by the time you get there.

OTOH - we don't STOP ON A DIME. If you have a load on - and you're 100' from a light, at the speed limit, and it goes yellow - there's very little shot you're going to stop in time to make the light.

Now - again - if you are PAST THE STOP BAR with the front of the truck when the light turns - NO TICKET. If the light TURNS, and you are still behind the stop bar - TICKET.

These cameras will show THE LIGHT, THE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE AT LIGHT CHANGE (sometimes including the drivers face), and then the TAG for verification.

You can CONTEST THE TICKET also (FIGHT EVERY TICKET - EVERY SINGLE ONE - NEVER JUST PAY A TICKET).

Rick