235 speed cameras Back On Monday

[CYdTracked]

1 mph over is ridiculous the margin of error in the speed gun is probably greater than that

I have heard of stories where someone got a BS ticket for something like 5 mph over and they challenged the ticket in court and asked for the calibration records on the speed gun. If it was not recently calibrated that 5 mph can possibly fall within the margin of error. My father in law has been pulled over by the DOT during harvest season for possibly being over weight with his grain truck. They make you drive your rear axle over a portable scale. He'll ask the officer to follow him to where he is hauling his load and compare the weight he got with what they get on their scale because the grain elevator scale is usually checked much more often than their portable scale is and many times the weights will be off enough he is able to avoid a ticket when the grain elevator's weight is within range of the weight limit. That is a point of sale so you can bet that it is going to be checked regularly because if it is off that is going to affect someone's profit margins.

 

[somecyguy]

I'm sure this is opening a can of worm's, but what problems do you think roundabouts create? I guess I can think of some minor things, but in my mind they are more than offset by the benefits.

I love them. I'm all for them. The only ones that annoy me (and this is more a stupid driver problem than a design issue) are the two lane ones where the left lane continues straight and the right lane is right turn only. I've been nearly broadsided a couple times, because the idiot next to me, can't/won't read the sign and attempted to merge into me. I wish they would install those small plastic cones between lanes to enforce proper lane usage in those cases.

 

[madguy30]

So every roundabout replaces a stop sign or 4 way stop? Interesting. At least six have been added in Johnston in the last few years and not one replaced a light or stop sign. I would rather see a roundabout than a stop sign/light but that's not the only reason they are used but I assume you know that. Maybe lights were coming for those areas and in those areas they probably make sense.

As far as the speed limits, those are the maximum limits. You can still drive 55mph and stick it to the oil companies. Also, I'm not aware of a lot of places raising the speed limits by 20mph. It's usually 5-10mph max.

By the way, when I'm at a stoplight my motor turns off. But that probably wears my battery more, which funds those evil battery makers.

Actually, it probably does. But if you got the money, go for it. Good call.

I don't think you think real good.

 

[NWICY]

$250 to the person who puts their gun to good use and takes out the camera

Fort Dodge has the cars they park in the median/curb to camera catch you. Someone a few yrs ago torched one, don't think they every caught the person. The company did send them a replacement, but it slowed it up for a while.