Now, class, what have I been saying about letting those red-light cameras into Indiana?
Like a lot of California drivers, Dave Soss just got a $490 lesson on how the state budget really works.
It all began when Soss, who lives in the East Bay, was ticketed Feb. 1 for rolling through a red light while making a right turn in Emeryville - and was hit with what he called a "mind-blowing" penalty.
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Add it all up, and our red-light runner - whose infraction was caught on camera - is out $490.
When the politicians in Indianapolis, or the mayors who have been agitating for the cameras, say it's all about safety, I don't recommend calling them lying scoundrels to one or both of their faces. But go ahead and think it.
