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aw614
aw614 HalfDork
2/20/25 10:48 a.m.

I have a feeling the sunpass system has been compromised especially with how cheap Florida runs these services...

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
2/20/25 11:50 a.m.
aw614 said:

I have a feeling the sunpass system has been compromised especially with how cheap Florida runs these services...

I’m sure everything is totally under control. 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
2/20/25 1:28 p.m.

I know if I keep watching Cops, one day I'm going to see Wallens on there.  cheeky  laugh

 

 

JAGwinn
JAGwinn Reader
2/20/25 3:25 p.m.

The poor scammer had trouble deciding; you're...er....your???....Google AI = UR most popular. Okay, UR...

ClearWaterMS
ClearWaterMS HalfDork
2/21/25 10:44 a.m.
brandonsmash said:

In reply to SV reX :

These are the things that bug me, too. It's not about safety, it's about profit; it's not even close. Look into companies such as RedFlex (who run a huge amount of red light cameras): They've been caught *repeatedly* screwing with yellow-light timing just to increase the number of tickets they issue, because they get something like 60-70% of the revenue generated by each ticket. The municipality gets a relative pittance (and, in fact, many municipalities have found that privately-run traffic cameras don't even add sigfnicantly to city revenue because the contracts give all the profits and none of the risk to the camera operator!). And, again, it's clearly not about safety. If it were about safety, they'd install traffic-calming measures rather than punitive ones. 

Then, of course, there's no right to face your accuser. 

As far as cameras being used to catch texters, etc.: That's already been implemented in Australia. I'm hugely opposed to texting while driving, but the cameras in Aus will even ticket you if you have a map running on your phone. 

 

 

lets not even talk about the politicians who implement these who took bribes to do so.  

just yesterday another one got publicly accused "Just raise me five grand..."
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/state-senator-in-red-light-probe-raise-me-five-grand-thatd-be-good/

Noddaz
Noddaz PowerDork
2/21/25 11:00 a.m.

They should combine this with the vehicle warranty scam.  A two fer.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
2/21/25 11:08 a.m.

In reply to Noddaz :

Add in loan consolation for the trifecta. 

travellering
travellering Dork
2/21/25 12:51 p.m.
JAGwinn said:

The poor scammer had trouble deciding; you're...er....your???....Google AI = UR most popular. Okay, UR...

The bad English is a feature, not a bug.  It helps them be sure that the fish they have on the line is stupid enough to be reeled the rest of the way in.

Scammers aren't interested in talking to people who will be A) just messing with them to waste their time, or B) likely to figure out it's a scam before they get through their rehearsed trap.

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