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
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