1. How_To_Build_Website : Part I
Photo Enforcement: The Red-light Stories Photos Tell
Every year in the United States, more than 800 people are killed and more than 200,000
injured in accidents involving red light running. Of these casualties, many are passengers in
other vehicles or are hapless pedestrians. Accidents engendered by red light running reach
astonishing proportions, too, amounting to more than $150 billion in medical and emergency
bills, productivity loss, and property destruction.
With such staggering figures, what have many cities opted to do? They set up photo
enforcement.
How Photo Enforcement Works
Photo enforcement, while relatively new in the United States, has been in use in Europe
and Australia for two decades. This is how it works. Cameras, positioned on a pole about 12
feet high and roughly 80 feet behind the intersection, are connected to wire sensors. These
sensors are placed into cuts in the roadway. It is through these wires that electricity travels,
creating an electromagnetic field as it does so. Vehicles running over the wire create an
interference in the electromagnetic field, thereby triggering the camera.
How do cameras determine which cars and drivers to take pictures of? Another network of
wires is set up a few feet away from cameras. These determine the speed of the vehicle
crossing the red light. Because these cameras have viewfinders that cover entire
intersections, two photos are taken once the sensors are triggered. The first photo shows
the vehicle before it enters the intersection. The second shows the vehicle in the
intersection. In both photographs, the red light is visible.
Image Capture: During and After
Automated speed enforcement operate on pre-determined speed thresholds, 11 miles per
hour over the posted speed limit, for example. Thus, it only captures images of vehicles
moving at or exceeding the established speed threshold. When violations occur, the system
captures not only the images of the vehicle and the driver, but also the vehicle's speed data.
These are then sent to authorized personnel who review the vehicle's registration
information. The resulting citations are sent to the vehicle's registered owner through the
mail.
Photo Enforcement: Advantages
Perhaps the biggest advantage of photo enforcement is that it is the solution to limited
enforcement resources. After all, there are too few traffic cops and simply too many reckless
drivers. Additionally, it provides quick physical documentation of the offense and the
offender, thereby minimizing red light running and its resulting accidents. Photo
enforcement is said to have a behavior modification effect on drivers. Once drivers see red
light cameras, they slow down and drive more carefully.
Photo Enforcement: Disadvantages

2. Photo enforcement, however, is not without its flaws. In fact, its most vehement detractors
are drivers who claim that photo enforcement isn't a tool for safety, but for moneymaking.
For drivers, the system's worst flaw is that it does not make distinctions between vehicle
owner and driver. It doesn't matter who sped through a red light; the vehicle's owner will get
the citation. Another disadvantage is the time lag between infractions and citations. A third
comes in the form of prohibitive infrastructure and installment costs. In relation to this, the
difficulty in selecting intersections and equipment suppliers may be a big source of
headache, too. The final and the biggest drawback to photo enforcement, however, is that it
is always coupled with legislative issues. In some states, even, photo enforcement has
been declared illegal.
Without public and political support, photo enforcement will never even see the green light
in other American states. Clearly, the system has a long way to go before it becomes the
unanimously accepted solution to the problem of red light running.
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a few thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop
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HOW_TO_BUILD_WEBSITE : End of Part I
How_To_Build_Website : Part II
A Few Helpful Tips For Choosing A Digital Camera
Digital cameras are different from regular cameras because they have a computer built into
them. This means that you can later transfer the images to your pc and play around with
size and definition. Digital cameras have been around for a while now and the prices are
just about on a par with the prices of a good regular camera.
If you are looking for a digital camera, there is plenty to choose from ' with prices that should
suit most budgets. Some digital cameras are better than others but it is a good idea to do
your homework before handing over the money. If you don't, you could end up with a
camera that does not suit your needs.
What advertisers call the perfect camera may not be perfect for you. In addition to this,
advertisers are trying to sell a product and what they call perfect today may not be
tomorrow. You, on the other hand, want a camera that does what you need it to do and that
will last for some time. Advertisers are not really concerned with people's particular needs,
just with popularizing a product.

3. Before you set out to buy a camera, it's a good idea to have some understanding of the
terms you might come across. For example, you may hear the retailer mention pixels and
not know what they are. Pixels are the dots that make up the picture. Thousands of these
dots are known as megapixels, the more megapixels you get, the sharper the picture you
end up with.
Megapixels can also determine the price of a camera, the more you have, the more
expensive the camera will be. A lot depends on what you want the camera for. If all you
want to do is take family photos and email them to friends and relatives, a normal four
megapixel camera should be just fine. If you want to use it professionally, you may need
something with more pixels.
You might also want to consider size when buying a digital camera. Now days, you don't
have to buy large cameras ' some are so small they will fit into a shirt pocket. However, size
is also affected by price. It takes greater technological know-how to make a small camera
than it does to make a regular sized one. Most people who take family photos do quite well
with a regular one.
The information above should give you some idea of the general things to look for in a
digital camera. Now it is up to you to decide which camera you think is the best for your
particular needs.
Once you have thought about those aspects, you should have an idea of the kind of camera
you want and it should enable you to look at the lists of digital cameras online or in the
stores and short-list any suitable models.
You should then try to look and, if possible, handle the actual cameras, either in store or,
better yet, if people you know already own them, you are likely to get better answers to any
questions you may have.
Then try to find examples of any pictures taken to see the quality and whether it meets your
expectations.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back
a few thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop
simple for mere pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com
for details!
HOW_TO_BUILD_WEBSITE : End of Part II
How_To_Build_Website : Part III

4. A Few Helpful Tips For Choosing A Digital Camera
Digital cameras are different from regular cameras because they have a computer built into
them. This means that you can later transfer the images to your pc and play around with
size and definition. Digital cameras have been around for a while now and the prices are
just about on a par with the prices of a good regular camera.
If you are looking for a digital camera, there is plenty to choose from ' with prices that should
suit most budgets. Some digital cameras are better than others but it is a good idea to do
your homework before handing over the money. If you don't, you could end up with a
camera that does not suit your needs.
What advertisers call the perfect camera may not be perfect for you. In addition to this,
advertisers are trying to sell a product and what they call perfect today may not be
tomorrow. You, on the other hand, want a camera that does what you need it to do and that
will last for some time. Advertisers are not really concerned with people's particular needs,
just with popularizing a product.
Before you set out to buy a camera, it's a good idea to have some understanding of the
terms you might come across. For example, you may hear the retailer mention pixels and
not know what they are. Pixels are the dots that make up the picture. Thousands of these
dots are known as megapixels, the more megapixels you get, the sharper the picture you
end up with.
Megapixels can also determine the price of a camera, the more you have, the more
expensive the camera will be. A lot depends on what you want the camera for. If all you
want to do is take family photos and email them to friends and relatives, a normal four
megapixel camera should be just fine. If you want to use it professionally, you may need
something with more pixels.
You might also want to consider size when buying a digital camera. Now days, you don't
have to buy large cameras ' some are so small they will fit into a shirt pocket. However, size
is also affected by price. It takes greater technological know-how to make a small camera
than it does to make a regular sized one. Most people who take family photos do quite well
with a regular one.
The information above should give you some idea of the general things to look for in a
digital camera. Now it is up to you to decide which camera you think is the best for your
particular needs.
Once you have thought about those aspects, you should have an idea of the kind of camera
you want and it should enable you to look at the lists of digital cameras online or in the
stores and short-list any suitable models.
You should then try to look and, if possible, handle the actual cameras, either in store or,
better yet, if people you know already own them, you are likely to get better answers to any
questions you may have.

5. Then try to find examples of any pictures taken to see the quality and whether it meets your
expectations.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back
a few thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop
simple for mere pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com
for details!
HOW_TO_BUILD_WEBSITE : End of Part III

6. Then try to find examples of any pictures taken to see the quality and whether it meets your
expectations.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back
a few thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop
simple for mere pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com
for details!
HOW_TO_BUILD_WEBSITE : End of Part III