Tim May wrote:

At 9:03 AM -0700 9/4/97, Anonymous wrote:

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Yes, rest assured that Big Brother is watching. Three CopBots have been deployed around the county to take pictures of vehicles exiting intersections after the light has turned red.

(We have the cameras in our area, too. In Campbell, CA, for example. My recollection from news stories is that the camera also snaps a photo of the driver, allowing reasonably positive ID. If the photo is blurred or not usable in court, the traffic charge is dropped (probably only if challenged, though). Some interesting constitutional issues, it seems to me. Namely, if Alice is driving Bob's car and is ticketed, should Bob face the points on his license? Or even criminal charges? Seems to violate our notions of scienter.)

Their is a pair of on-off ramps in the Bay area where they have the PhotoCop Bots on both sides you can get nailed both ways if you circle back and forth. I like to steal the plates off of a matching vehicle late at night and spend an hour or so speeding back and forth between the exits, then replacing the plates on the vehicle when I'm done. (Hint: wear a cap and glasses with the big clown nose.) Not that I'm a troublemaker... PlateMonger