Red Light Revolt!

The squat traffic attorney with the buzz cut, plaid shirt and gym shorts leans over his egg whites and buffalo patty at downtown’s Avenue Grill, his piercing blue eyes shining with the zeal of a Pentecostal preacher. “I’m angry, I’m angry, and I’m all in,” he says

At a key crossroads that sorts traffic going to and from Sonoma County, lights shift from green to yellow to red in a calculated counterpoint, timed at fractions of seconds.

This is the view from inside the box that houses a red-light camera in Howard County, Md. A growing army of robot cameras is being trained on the nation’s intersections and, increasingly, drivers who run through red lights are opening the mail to find a picture of their cars caught in the act. As some Treasure Coast municipalities consider installing cameras, the jury’s out on how effective — or safe — this practice is

The U.S. judicial system is based on the presumption of innocence: You are innocent until proven guilty. Yet, when it comes to red-light cameras, you are guilty until you can prove your innocence.

While the rhetoric from all but one state legislator says red light cameras are about safety, there is evidence to suggest they are about revenues.“There’s all kinds of technology out there to not only make roads safer, but in some cases have fines and produce revenue,” said Rep.

PAUILLAC, France – Wiping away tears, Alberto Contador is ready for the champagne to flow. After three daunting weeks of crashes, biting cold, fog and searing heat, he is set to become the Tour de France champion again.

BORDEAUX, France – Even without his most important teammate, Mark Cavendish showed yet again that few can touch him when it comes to sprinting. The British rider captured the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Friday while Alberto Contador of Spain drew closer to victory.

PAU, France – For Andy Schleck, it’s make or break time at the Tour de France. The 25-year-old Luxembourg rider says he knows he’ll be on the spot in Thursday’s “queen stage” of the race, needing to overcome his eight-second deficit to defending champion Alberto Contador during the final day in the Pyrenees.

(Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel) By Scott Wyman, Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. July 08–Cameras to catch drivers running red lights will soon be coming to intersections throughout Fort Lauderdale. City commissioners gave a contractor the go-ahead Wednesday night to begin installing cameras at 11 locations and may eventually expand to as many as 50.

SPA, Belgium – Lance Armstrong bloodied his thigh in a tumble to the asphalt Monday, one of dozens of Tour de France riders ensnared in widespread nerve-racking crashes Monday during a rainy second stage won by new race leader Sylvain Chavanel of France . Armstrong and defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain fell on a slippery descent from the mid-grade Stockeu Pass toward the end of the 125-mile run from Brussels to Spa