A photo is only taken at the time the light just turns red. It does not continually take pictures for the entire time the light is red.So, you won t get a ticket mailed out to you for this violation.Keep in mind, that you were STILL in violation of traffic laws for what you did. (It was STILL your responsibility to watch your OWN pertinent traffic signal, no matter that you were fooled by the other car, or for your decision to continue through the intersection instead of backing up) But, in this situation, if you didn t get caught by the camera or by a live cop, you got away with it.
i dont live in california so im not sure how it works..but i live in florida and here they take a picture of you after you go through the light so it s of the back of your car and they need to also see your face in the picture to make sure it s you driving your car..because you could tell them it was your brother or dad or friend or something. i have run 2 or 3 red lights with cameras and never got a ticket.
There are no red lite cameras in the San Jose Area, Roadshow discussed this last week in the SJ Mercury..{newspaper} Campbell included..you are safe, and lucky you did not hit any one or a policeman was not around to give you a ticket..
Not every intersection has cameras.Next time you are at that intersection look for the cameras, the are usually mounted on each corner.And they only flash at night.If you do get a ticket it will be in excess of $400.00.