All over N. Va. they now have cameras posted on poles, take a picture of the tag
and you are now the proud owner of a 75.00 red light ticket. The complete system
cost about 100K for just on intersection, they have their money back and a
profit in 6 to 8 months. One rather large intersection takes over 100 per day X
75.00 X 30 = 22,500 X 6 = 135,000.00 for one light for 6 months. Not a bad
return on your money.
Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> They're cracking down on people who roll through stop signs here. And run
> red lights. Haven't heard anything about running yellows-I think they'd be
> glad if running yellows was the problem-it's the red light runners that are
> epidemic here.
>
> Nigel is little-so I always stop. Of course, the people behind me don't
> always!
>
> Laura G. and Nigel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> To: <Laura.G@141.com>
> Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 12:01 PM
> Subject: California Stop?
>
> > Gee, and here I thought I had coined the phrase "California Stop". Here
> in
> > Oregon I use the term to refer to those drivers who accelerate upon seeing
> a
> > yellow light, and REALLY FLOOR IT if the light is "orange" (turning from
> > yellow to red). This phenomenon seems to have been imported along with
> the
> > influx of immigrants from that state directly "south of our border". :)
> >
> > The cops, at least here in Beaverton, have given notice that they will be
> > cracking down heavily on those who "run" yellow lights when they clearly
> > could have brought their car to a safe stop.
> >
> > Reid
> > '79 Spitfire (who stops at those yellow lights because my soon to be
> > restored Spitfire will no longer be able to "outrun any cop car, any
> time".)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:44 AM
> > To: John Suchak
> > Cc: Spitfire Mail List
> > Subject: Re: Transmission
> >
> >
> > Yep. Been there, done that. Been told (by a Ferrarri owner) it's the
> proper
> > way to drive a Ferrarri.
> >
> > I wonder, is there where the "California Stop" came from?
> >
> > Laura G. and Nigel
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
> > To: <Growe58@aol.com>
> > Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 5:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: Transmission
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Growe58@aol.com wrote:
> > > > Have you ever seen anyone "dry shift" a manual gearbox without
> > > > using the clutch? They can do this because the engine speed perfectly
> > matches
> > > > the driveshaft speed and the gears cleanly mesh (oversimplification
> > alert!).
> > > > Obviously
> > > > there is no way you can do this from a dead stop since the drive shaft
> > speed
> > > > is
> > > > nothing and the engine speed is something,
> > >
> > > As an old aircooled VW enthusiast I have driven home several times after
> > > losing the clutch cable by dry shifting. (Actually I used to dry shift
> > > those cars alot, come to think of it!) At stop signs I'd just try to
> > > crawl at idle in first, or if I *had* to stop I'd just shut it off.
> > > When it was time to go again I'd just start it in first. Works like a
> > > charm, albeit a bit hard on the starter motor.
> > >
> > > JS
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