[Joe Wicked]

Thank god for anti-lock brakes. I do not lock up my brakes, but I am on them as hard as I have to be to stop. If I was able to stop behind the line and still maintain complete control of my car, then the person who hit me was following too close. No one was talking about cutting in front of someone and then slamming on their brakes. The conversation is about driving along and the light turns yellow, slamming on brakes. Drop the road rage and cutting off, because it does not apply to the conversation.

As far as the safety aspect, I always felt that if it was for safety, then why implement a system that allows the person to drive off and continue the same type of behavior, issue a ticket with a fine attached, and then move on? What was done to stop the behavior when the actions took place? Nothing. A cop on the corner that stops the driver who ran the light and detains them is more effective in my opinion. Most of the red light runners I see are people on phones, digging for something, or just is such a hurry that they are not going to stop and speed up. This behavior does not stop at that light they just ran, but continues until they cause a wreck. Police presence deters this behavior, not cameras.