Beating the amber + flash

LetterboxMind SG

You will notice my title said "beating the amber" when it should be "beating the redlight". well i was travelling along Adam Rd late at night 1am and doing around 70. Reach a junction when it was amber and made a bad mistake of going for it.

Here's the problem, after i crossed the junction, the camera flashed. i'm pretty sure it was was the traffic camera as it was a white flash, followed by a second flash. But the funny thing was it flashed behind me. I thought cameras were designed to flash in front of you?

Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or did it really flash, but perhaps too late?

I've never heard of cameras flashing the back of a vehicle to capture the licence.

sian.... Crying or Very sad

^tamago^ SG

thought all the while they flash the back? Laughing

if they flashed the front a lot of ppl will be blinded by it. Confused

sham2056 SG

The only to know whether it 'flash' at u or not is the letter - Goverment Service Laughing

stellazio SG

i thought all along is flash the back also?

paperx SG

all along the redlight camera is infront of the traffic light?
that is behind the first car on the line...

of cos when u beat it.. they will flash your backside..

its said to be the flash is as bright as the sun.. =X

alwaysdisturbed SG

isn't that how they trace red light beaters?
get your number plate, trace the owner, get the fine regardless who the driver is?

freakass SG

The camera always flashes at your back... that's how the sensors work... only after they sensed that you have beaten the red light will they flash at you so there's no way they can anticipate that you will beat the red light and flash from the front....

Anyway, i think i know which red light camera you are talking about... you are heading towards upper thomson road right? I've seen that camera activated twice before (on other cars lah... haha not mine)... The problem with that junction is that it is a super small junction and the amber-to-red transition time is very very short... so when you thought it was still amber, it might have been red to the sensors already....

Wait for the letter lor... are you sure there was no car behind you? maybe it was that car who got caught? Anyway, if you really get the letter, i think the fine is about $200 and a 12 points demerit leh... hope you're not a p-plate driver... My frens also said that if you want to argue your case, you will have to pay more to request them to show you the photo...

ecac SG

Anyone chiong with u? i remember once i chiong amber another fellow also chiong with me but slightly behind me. Light flash but no letter for me. think the other guy kana.

LetterboxMind SG

Oh it's flash the back is it? I didn't know that. I've been driving 2 years now without any incident.

I don't normally chiong amber but those who travel Adam Rd should know that the road there is machiam like highway.

I know i'm in the wrong to chiong. No denying that. It was a stupid mistake on my part to follow the taxi in front of me (who also chiong). Typical monkey see, monkey do behaviour. Confused

I'm not sure if there was anyone behind me. It was already 1am and normally farrer road and adam road is quite empty at those times?

At first i thought someone high beam me, then i saw a second flash and first word out of my mouth was 'f*$%!'

I'm just hoping that by some miracle they were unable to capture a decent picture of my plate. Idea

LetterboxMind SG

Btw, i've also noticed that those speed cameras on CTE are always facing the driver (that means opposite flow of traffic).

So if someone speed past the limit, won't the camera flash the driver and blind him?

Because i notice it's facing the driver....unless i'm wrong...

CryoGenic SG

If it's really amber, then the photo might show it as I believe the camera takes a wide angle enough to capture the traffic light status as well. If the middle one is lighted up, then it is likely you will be let off.

If it shows the red one lighted, then most prob you will be fined.

alwaysdisturbed SG

i heard the photo is in monochrome.

but should still be able to see what light is on.

paperx SG

redlight camera capture your car butt.. WITH flash...

speed camera capture the front.. but no FLASH.. it will be able to detect your car speed from a distance away from wat i know... i believe it uses infrared or smth.. dun rmb

choco B SG

I also kena before along Adam Road Laughing It was a damn early weekend morning, I thought everyone asleep ( heck I was half asleep).... I forgot machines don't

It was the junction at SICC towards Farrer .

menoob SG

i think when u crossed the whiteline, its already red
red-light camera works like any average camera
at dark places, it will flash twice

i saw a long container truck chiong amber at night along keppel road
at least 6 flashes
haha, i think the sensors tot there is more den 1 car

stellazio SG

but if u cross the white line when it is red, they will give 1-2s allowance right?

paperx SG

dun tink so.. the moment the light turn red.. the system is activated.. thats y alot pple got caught.. cos they tot its still amber.. but when they cross is red already

BufPuf SG

when will they send the letter?

feb 15 i beat a red light
shold receive it till now rite?

freakass SG

You're most probably off the hook...

LetterboxMind SG

What's their normal processing time?

1, 2, 3 weeks from the day you did the mistake?

If it's beating red light, will they send a photo for you to see?