Not that long ago, I dashed past the red lights at a certain traffic junction while driving. The lights were flashing amber and I was driving too fast to stop in time. As I dashed past, I realised that there was a red light camera.
I was damned, and was certain I was going to receive a hefty fine on top of the 12 demerit points. I came home, grumbled to my husband, then waited out for days to receive the dreadful letter from LTA. But the letter never arrived and I became suspicious.
“If I have dashed past the red light, the camera should have flashed right?”
“Aha…”
“Er, but I don’t think it flashed leh…”
“And the camera was located on the opposite side at a funny angle, so how could it have captured my car when I dashed past the lights?”
“The camera was on the OPPOSITE side???”
“Yah…”
“Aiyoh, then it’s for the OTHER side of the traffic lah!!!”
It was then I realised how these red light cameras work. The camera has to be BEHIND my car in order to be able to detect that I have dashed past the red lights. And to think that all these 7 years, I’ve been looking out for the red light cameras on the other side of the traffic!
I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise for a klutz who even has track records of driving against the traffic.
I thought the same too.. always watching for a camera in front of me. Ha.. now I know.
Comment by zara's mama — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 @ 9:04 am