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This is a post i made on another site in a thread regarding the proliferation of red light cameras in NYC .....none of this may be germain to the areas where other posters on here reside..... but on the other hand..... some may have some info how this problem is addressed in their respective areas...... i am discussing NYC who has had then for awhile but has tremendously increased the # s ....but...if you also have occasion to travel to Long Island.... BEWARE..... because recently it has been started there.......................Here is my post........ The more of these cameras installed in the city ...the more responses are delayed once regular users of a particular roadway are aware of locations .... they are slowing down/ preparing to stop....(according to Dept. Of Transportation this has resulted in an increase in rear end accidents at these locations but they dont consider this a problem) what has happened in many intersections is that if those aware of the cameras are the front car at a light & a responding Rig is 5 car lengths back they wont move at all for fear of getting a summons.....so if it s a divided road with a curb or mall you can not go into the opposite lane & then you sit there until the light changes & then you repeat this again in a few blocks.......starting at least 5 years ago (when there were fewer cameras) i posed A question at several community board meetings that i was forced to attend while on duty (rather go to Fires).....reps from DOT, Parking Enforcement , Boro Pres Office etc , etc who were in attendance never ever came back with an answer .... the answer i wanted was both for the benefit of the Public as well as for myself & other BROTHERS who drive our own vehicles in the city regularly (i live in the city..... but every BROTHER who is FDNY ..city resident or not ... all drive into the city to go to work)......it goes like this.....QUESTION---If a camera photographs 1 or more vehicles proceeding through a red light will the camera also record the Emergency vehicle that pushed them through therefore preventing a summons being sent (the way a fair system would work) or if nothing else if the recipient fights the summons will they have access to the followup Emergency vehicles photo w/time stamp to justify their move ?......i always felt this was an important question ......the ANSWER i received from those in a position to be "in the know" was..... "NOTHING" ......anybody on here ever thought about this or have a better idea as to who to ask ? (and not be blown off)......i myself would eat the $50.00 before i disregarded an Emergency vehicles timely response..... but there should be an answer to this.