red light license covers
 

Here in Florida we are getting more red light cameras. I see many cars now a days with clear plastic over their back license plate. I have looked on Amazon and there was spray cans to plastic covers but all got bad reviews. Does anyone have a good product site or positive review from personal use. I don't plan on running lights but would appreciate the self assurance. THANKS

I think Mythbusters did a show on all those products and they didn't do anything to stop the cameras from getting the license plate. Maybe things have changed but I think it is a waste of money.

all it needs to do is reflect 1 digit like how you get the starburst camera shot.(clear nailpolish) someone needs to go on shark tank with invention. haha

that clear plastic plate doesn't do anything, and also, if an LEO really wanted to, they could ticket you for that, as it is illegal to have any covering on your plate. people think that the flash from the camera will reflect off the plate, thus not being able to capture the plate; however, this is all wrong. during the day, there is no flash. and even if there was, you would have to match the angle of the flash to even attempt to reflect. also, those cameras are alot more advanced than what people think.

not true. even if they have all but one character off of your plate, they can still plug n play different characters (i.e 0 to 9, A to Z) to match the description of your car.

Thanks for the response. When I am in traffic every other car has a clear cover over them. I guess they are fools to believe, also. There is definitely a flash at the intersection because I am sitting at the light watching people get zapped with flashes. This just irks me due to the city wanting to raise money. just pass out more tickets for bad signal lights and not using blinkers then. Now their thinking about right turns on red be illegal in florida. I see you are in the same state

Yes, there is a flash, however, sometimes, depending on light conditions, the flash may or may not occur, but the camera will capture any violations. honestly, i just try to avoid red light intersections at all costs, whether it be taking the backroads even if it is longer, or going through the intersection and making a u-turn. as far as right hand turns, technically, you have to stop prior to making the right turn, however, there was a new statute, Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act (316.0083), that states, "A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right-hand turns are permissible". To me IMO, this means you don't have to come to a complete stop if it's safe for you to make the right turn. But I personally wouldn't take that chance. Also, it is illegal to make a right turn only if there is a sign that says "No Turn On Red".

And yes, I am located in Tampa. You?

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

this is the actual statue

Purchase an escort passport max or whistler cr90. These have data bases and will notify you of upcoming red light cameras

do they have free updates? florida is red-light-camera happy and is putting up a sh*tload

Yes they do. Escort is better but very much more expensive. I own the whistler and it updates monthly. Whether its accurate or not I dont know.

I am in Jacksonville. we just started getting them. There is 1 red camera light up San jose the main artery to get to I-295 that cannot be avoided. This is more of concern for my mom. She was looking else where as she went thru a light in Green cove springs per camera. They had the combine car get together in that town last week. I am a cyclist and had an oil can thrown at me a few yrs back. Not a nice town. I read up on a site out of Chicago and it did say the spray was useless but polyurethane worked with 15 coats? my concern is getting hit from behind or being behind a slow person and not making it thru the light and hitting them. The internet said it was the politicians trying to make money and police have nothing to do with it. Thanks for the passport advice.

not sure about jville, but in tampa/clearwater/st.pete area, there is a sh*t ton of red light cameras.

honestly, those "covers" and "sprays" are worthless and won't do anything for you. it tells you online how the money collected is divided up - portion of it goes to the company that manages the cameras, some goes to the city, etc. and by the way, it's the PD/SO/any other law enforcement agencies that review for potential violations, so im sure they get a portion of that as well.

regarding your concern about driving behind a slow person, someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm under the impression that as long as you don't actually cross the line when it's red, then you're fine; if you cross when it's yellow, but not yet red, then you are good.

i gotta post a pic that my buddy sent me. he ran a red light and knew he was gonna get a ticket so he ended up waving his middle finger while going thru the red light. when they sent him the bill, it shows in the picture of him driving with his middle finger out the window lol

Tallahassee's the same deal. I have about a 5 mile commute to work and there are 2 red light cams out of the 8 total lights I go through.


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I did a drive yesterday with my group in Austin and my detector picked up two red light cameras. It rings like a door bell and tells me how many feet remain until I approach it. Pretty cool.

thats fricken awesome
:rofl2::rofl2:

The only way to stop red light cameras ticketing you is to obey the law to the t. That... and have everyone write to your city/town representative. On Long Island, red light cams are everywhere. They tried installing speed cameras at schools, but people flat out said enough is enough. It's a money making scheme for strapped municipalities and the research has indicated it doesn't do much to prevent accidents. What people don't realize is that most of the fine ends up going to a private entity. It's nearly impossible to challenge these tickets. For example. My father got a ticket for running a red light...except it wasn't him driving...it wasn't even his car. They even gave a link to a video. You would think it would be easy to just call a number and have them review it. Nope. It took phone call after phone call to finally reach someone and he had to write a letter saying it wasn't his car. The license plate didn't match anything her had. It was just some kind of computer database error. I guess my point is, whatever photo/video the camera takes is still processed by some idiot making minimum wage....and even they can pull off a license plate number from a bad pic with the software they have. With new camera sensors that can capture clear images using high ISO speeds, these sprays and films don't do much to hide number plates. The only effective measures to counter these cameras are unfortunately illegal. I thought I saw a device out there with an optical trigger. Basically, it detects the flash and sets off an even brighter flash over the plate. Wouldn't really be as effective during the day, but's it's a plausible solution.

From a few years ago...
noPhoto: License plate device defeats red-light cameras.

And the actual product website...
http://www.nophoto.com/pages/how-it-works

there was a test on that. the result: SHOCKINGLY, it doesn't work.