Houston Coalition Against Red Light Cameras

Entrapment by Red Light Camera

A discussion of unfair right on red violations issued by the City of Sugar Land, Texas

The following two photographs and the video were copied with the permission of the violating vehicle owner

from www.violationinfo.com.  They show how a perfectly safe right turn during a red light was turned

into a red light violation by the red light camera contractor and the City. 

        

This intersection is N-bound DAIRY ASHFORD at HWY 90.  The

red light was illuminated for 11.8 seconds and the violating

SUV was going 16 MPH at the moment this photo was taken.



 This photo is one second later.  Note that the W-bound traffic

on HWY 90 continues to make a protected left turn.  The SUV

should not be required to stop before turning right. 

Click here to play an 11 second video of this violation.

Instead of providing a right turn green arrow for the SUV the City of Sugar Land requires it to make an

unnecessary full stop and fines the owner $75 for violating the red light law.

In addition to Northbound DAIRY ASHFORD at HIGHWAY 90¹ other locations where this entrapment is occurring are:

               Eastbound W AIRPORT at ELDRIDGE¹

               Westbound W AIRPORT at ELDRIDGE¹

               Northbound HIGHWAY 6 at LEXINGTON²

               Westbound US 90 @ Dairy Ashford

               Northbound Dairy Ashford @ US 90

               Westbound US 59 Feeder @ Texas 6

               Northbound Texas 6 @ US 59

               Westbound US 90 @ Eldridge

               Westbound University @ Elkins

At these locations the City of Sugar Land should, in all fairness to the driving public, stop enforcing the right-on-red rolling stop violation until proper signaling and signage is installed.

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^{1   At these locations the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) authorizes a green right turn traffic signal together with signage which prohibits or limits U-turns.}

^{2   At this location the MUTCD authorizes a yellow flashing right turn arrow together with signage which prohibits or limits U-turns.}

Helwig F. Van Der Grinten, Founder

Houston Coalition Against Red Light Cameras
HCARLC-PAC, Treasurer
1207 Ellcreek Court
Sugar Land, Tx 77479
Prime Phone: 281-265-7408
Second: 832-567-6521

captianvan@aol.com

www.houstoncoalition.net