Anonymous wrote:

But now cars turn off when stopped, so it's not needed

Mine sure doesn't.

Anonymous wrote:Turning right on red just isn't safe anymore, anyway. There are far too many pedestrians nowadays, in addition to other traffic, so the time has probably come to do away with it. I remember the initial ad campaign in the 70's trying to get people to get used to doing it because it saved fuel. But now cars turn off when stopped, so it's not needed.

Bottom line, just wait for the green light to turn. Yes, this means it might takes you an extra 10 seconds to get wherever you're going. So what? And occasionally you'll get a jerk behind you at a red light who will lean on their horn if you don't turn right on red. Ignore them. If they keep honking, hold your middle finger up at them until they stop.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP here again with an update.

DH pulled up the video on the Montgomery County website that shows my car slowing down at the intersection before turning right, but not stopping. So they have proof, I am in the wrong, and I have paid the fine.

The language used in the letter is definitely unclear, though, hence my initial doubts.

What was unclear about the wording? You made an illegal right turn by not coming to a full stop. They said you made an illegal right hand turn, which you did.

Anonymous wrote:Turning right on red just isn't safe anymore, anyway. There are far too many pedestrians nowadays, in addition to other traffic, so the time has probably come to do away with it. I remember the initial ad campaign in the 70's trying to get people to get used to doing it because it saved fuel. But now cars turn off when stopped, so it's not needed.

Bottom line, just wait for the green light to turn. Yes, this means it might takes you an extra 10 seconds to get wherever you're going. So what? And occasionally you'll get a jerk behind you at a red light who will lean on their horn if you don't turn right on red. Ignore them. If they keep honking, hold your middle finger up at them until they stop.

But now cars turn off when stopped, so it's not needed

Anonymous wrote:

OP here again with an update.

DH pulled up the video on the Montgomery County website that shows my car slowing down at the intersection before turning right, but not stopping. So they have proof, I am in the wrong, and I have paid the fine.

The language used in the letter is definitely unclear, though, hence my initial doubts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP here again with an update.

DH pulled up the video on the Montgomery County website that shows my car slowing down at the intersection before turning right, but not stopping. So they have proof, I am in the wrong, and I have paid the fine.

The language used in the letter is definitely unclear, though, hence my initial doubts.

Can I ask what intersection this was?

Anonymous wrote:

OP here again with an update.

DH pulled up the video on the Montgomery County website that shows my car slowing down at the intersection before turning right, but not stopping. So they have proof, I am in the wrong, and I have paid the fine.

The language used in the letter is definitely unclear, though, hence my initial doubts.

Anonymous wrote:

OP here again with an update.

DH pulled up the video on the Montgomery County website that shows my car slowing down at the intersection before turning right, but not stopping. So they have proof, I am in the wrong, and I have paid the fine.

The language used in the letter is definitely unclear, though, hence my initial doubts.

Anonymous wrote:I received a letter saying I need to pay $75 because my car was photographed in the intersection when the light was red. I was turning right, and my car is angled to the right in the photo. It is legal to turn right on red in that intersection because there is no sign prohibiting it. However, I remember not coming to a complete stop before turning right. The letter does not state that it has video showing my car did not come to a complete stop, it only says that I should not have been in the intersection at all, which is strange considering that cars are allowed to turn right when the traffic light is red.

Do you think I can contest this ticket?
Thank you.

Anonymous wrote:Contesting tickets online is BS. Yes it suspends the ticket so no further action is taken, but you don't get a hearing or anything like that. I had a ticket from nearly a year ago and everytime I checked it just showed as contested. Suddenly on Friday I got an email stating that a judgement has been made and I'm liable. I'm like WTF??? I didn't even get a chance to discuss why I'm not liable other than the tiny box with the word limit.