Comments on: Zero touch traffic enforcement http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/ Basab Pradhan's weblog about business and life in a 'flat world'. 6 AM Pacific is the best time for a global conference call. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Legal'ing around http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-9060 Legal'ing around Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:27:11 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-9060 It's against California State law to share revenue with an enforcement company, on behalf of the city, if the contract was signed prior to 2004. :) It's a great argument in court. *hint hint* It’s against California State law to share revenue with an enforcement company, on behalf of the city, if the contract was signed prior to 2004.

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It’s a great argument in court. *hint hint*

]]> By: joseph http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-79 joseph Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:31:59 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-79 hi the article is quite interesting i live in melbourne and work for a firm that is very pro-open source we use sugar crm for most sales related activities. Several million dollars have been paid back in fines by the governments of Victoria and NSW (New South Wales). the technology has a lot of flaws and aussies have learnt to beat the system some of the time. hi
the article is quite interesting
i live in melbourne and work for a firm that is very pro-open source
we use sugar crm for most sales related activities.
Several million dollars have been paid back in fines by the governments of Victoria and NSW (New South Wales).

the technology has a lot of flaws and aussies have learnt to beat the system some of the time.

]]> By: Karthik Shankar http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-78 Karthik Shankar Tue, 23 May 2006 08:56:12 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-78 I have my own theory on traffic cops. Used to get lots of tickets when I drove my old Camry but ironically stopped completely after I started driving a new sports sedan. Old cars at high speeds convince cops the offender has no stake in safety as he has a beat up car anyway. Expensive cars reinforce impression of a driver with higher stake in safety (got more to lose in a crash).Aesthetics also plays a factor in whom to rake in and whom to let go. I have my own theory on traffic cops. Used to get lots of tickets when I drove my old Camry but ironically stopped completely after I started driving a new sports sedan. Old cars at high speeds convince cops the offender has no stake in safety as he has a beat up car anyway. Expensive cars reinforce impression of a driver with higher stake in safety (got more to lose in a crash).Aesthetics also plays a factor in whom to rake in and whom to let go.

]]> By: karthik shankar http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-77 karthik shankar Tue, 23 May 2006 08:48:38 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-77 My suggestion to avoid frustration at red lights - in fact start loving them is to buy a car with a good 0-60 mph pickup. I recently took the Dodge Charger 425 hp SRT on rental, started loving red lights. You get to overwhelm everyone how powerful your car is.Also the push back in your seat when you accelerate is sensuous.I actually started stopping at red light turns. Likewise, I realized I started loving curvy roads after I bought a sports sedan. I could go on. My suggestion to avoid frustration at red lights - in fact start loving them is to buy a car with a good 0-60 mph pickup. I recently took the Dodge Charger 425 hp SRT on rental, started loving red lights. You get to overwhelm everyone how powerful your car is.Also the push back in your seat when you accelerate is sensuous.I actually started stopping at red light turns. Likewise, I realized I started loving curvy roads after I bought a sports sedan. I could go on.

]]> By: snigdha http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-76 snigdha Wed, 17 May 2006 17:45:22 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-76 hi, could use some of this technology in bombay. interesting blog by the way. also took the liberty to post a link to it on my blog. hope you don't mind. regards snigdha, bworld hi,

could use some of this technology in bombay. interesting blog by the way. also took the liberty to post a link to it on my blog. hope you don’t mind.

regards
snigdha, bworld

]]> By: Sridharan http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-75 Sridharan Tue, 16 May 2006 07:06:46 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-75 Redflex would be a disaster if it ever came to India. Transport authority records are yet to be fully automated, besides which the cops would never agree to a system that eliminates them. Yes, it's the same old problem... Redflex would be a disaster if it ever came to India. Transport authority records are yet to be fully automated, besides which the cops would never agree to a system that eliminates them. Yes, it’s the same old problem…

]]> By: rustey http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-74 rustey Mon, 15 May 2006 14:57:58 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-74 Now a smart BPO company could work with the "free hardware" company to process these photos all across the states. Now a smart BPO company could work with the “free hardware” company to process these photos all across the states.

]]> By: dexter http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-73 dexter Fri, 12 May 2006 09:55:10 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-73 the reason i mentioned mastek in the previous post coz its an indian IT company :) the reason i mentioned mastek in the previous post coz its an indian IT company :)

]]> By: dexter http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-72 dexter Fri, 12 May 2006 09:53:36 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-72 i am wondering who could have written the software for it! is it the same company? Mastek had done a similar thing for London <a href="http://www.mastek.com/content/mastekpapers/detail.asp?item=news_357.xmlℑ=toi.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.mastek.com/content/mastekpapers/detail.asp?item=news_357.xml&image=toi.gif</a> A spy ring of 700 cameras around the city centre are supposed accurately to read the licence plates of vehicles driving into the congestion charge zone. These highly-literate cameras relay the information to a secret computer nerve centre, which waits for payment till midnight, after which it sends lists of defaulting number plates to Britain’s Driving Vehicles Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Swansea, Wales. The DVLA consults its records and sends out penalty notices, expected to yield a hefty and welcome 30 million pounds in fines. i am wondering who could have written the software for it! is it the same company?

Mastek had done a similar thing for London

http://www.mastek.com/content/mastekpapers/detail.asp?item=news_357.xml&image=toi.gif

A spy ring of 700 cameras around the city centre are supposed accurately to read the licence plates of vehicles driving into the congestion charge zone.

These highly-literate cameras relay the information to a secret computer nerve centre, which waits for payment till midnight, after which it sends lists of defaulting number plates to Britain’s Driving Vehicles Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Swansea, Wales.

The DVLA consults its records and sends out penalty notices, expected to yield a hefty and welcome 30 million pounds in fines.

]]> By: Santosh Kotnis http://6ampacific.com/2006/05/10/zero-touch-traffic-enforcement/#comment-71 Santosh Kotnis Thu, 11 May 2006 18:06:25 +0000 http://sixampacific.com/?p=19#comment-71 This is very informative information as how an automated traffic system works. Heard about these kinds of systems, but never understood the logic and technology behind that. Thanks for sharing this info. I witnessed similar tool on my way to Denver International from Fort Collins, CO; they have installed this kind of tool at tool gate. It takes pictures and sends tickets by mail, if you don’t pay tool. Fortunately, I never gave this fine, but when asked, toll collector told me about what was that flashing light! This is very informative information as how an automated traffic system works. Heard about these kinds of systems, but never understood the logic and technology behind that. Thanks for sharing this info.
I witnessed similar tool on my way to Denver International from Fort Collins, CO; they have installed this kind of tool at tool gate. It takes pictures and sends tickets by mail, if you don’t pay tool. Fortunately, I never gave this fine, but when asked, toll collector told me about what was that flashing light!

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