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Exact-Ad4764 OP t1_j9pu50d wrote

Reply to comment by BovaDesnuts in I fucked up at a red light by Exact-Ad4764

I got so scared I called a lawyer. He said it's possible they could mail me a citation but unlikely :( the anxiety is killing me

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jkjeeper06 t1_j9pwm75 wrote

We currently don't allow for camera traffic enforcement for moving violations in MA. If you didn't get pulled over, you aren't getting a ticket for a moving violation

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DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j9q1b0v wrote

I will say that a few weeks ago my wife got a warning in the mail from the BPD saying she turned left at a place where it is supposedly forbidden. She wasn't pulled over and neither of us see any places at the location where it says no left turn, but there isn't anything to fight because it was just a warning. Our theory was that the cop happened to be there and took her info down. It was certainly a strange thing, and the idea of a cop being too lazy to get out of his car and instead passively send in the mail is bothersome.

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Exact-Ad4764 OP t1_j9pwpzl wrote

But someone could've had a dash cam and turned me in. This was just last night

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rjt1468 t1_j9q3yoj wrote

>But someone could've had a dash cam and turned me in. This was just last night

It's more likely they would have posted the dashcam video on r/IdiotsInCars than giving it to the police. Be more careful, but don't sweat this one too much.

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jkjeeper06 t1_j9pyuuz wrote

Police in MA do not write tickets based on dashcams unless its citing for an accident. They'd never waste their time chasing a redlight runner where no accidents occurred

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Exact-Ad4764 OP t1_j9pz7m1 wrote

Really? They're not allowed to use dashcams for red light runners from other citizens?

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megsperspective t1_j9rmbq9 wrote

I know anxiety is tough to deal with but take a deep breath and let this one go. Even if someone had a dash cam and turned it in, no one could actually prove you were driving the vehicle, the police wouldn’t send a citation for that.

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DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j9q26z7 wrote

I can't imagine someone having such a shitty life that they'd prioritize turning someone in for a red light. I mean it's not like it was a hit and run or drunk driving or something. I see way worse on a daily basis.

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MrMcSwifty t1_j9q49xp wrote

I once tried to turn in footage from a blatant hit and run that I caught on cam and they weren't even remotely interested. Acted like I was weird for even trying lol

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DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j9q55zr wrote

yeah I'm not surprised honestly. all the more reason I was surprised about this warning in the mail, weird amt of effort for something so mundane compared to other stuff going on in traffic that gets ignored.

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Yeti_Poet t1_j9qu40y wrote

This is just your anxiety talking. You are okay, sorry that this is causing you so much strife. But it's a very common, normal occurrence and no harm was done. You're good, try and put it behind you.

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MrMcSwifty t1_j9pyuif wrote

Extremely doubtful. First off, doubtful that anyone would care enough to bother to do that. And second, that the police would even accept it or give enough of a shit about it to send a ticket even if they did.

I'm not 100% but it might not even be legal for them to do so.

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phonesmahones t1_j9u0nev wrote

That’s a reach. Not a thing that happens. Cops aren’t going to write you a ticket based on some random guy’s dash camera. Come on.

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Roberto-Del-Camino t1_j9rpcfr wrote

Maybe you shouldn’t be driving. Seriously. If your anxiety is this great you may want to look in to moving closer to mass transit.

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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_j9rnkb7 wrote

That's not going to happen in MA. If a cop didn't witness it to pull you over, you aren't getting cited for it.

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phonesmahones t1_j9u0ht0 wrote

You’ve got to deal with your mental health issues if you aren’t already. It is not healthy to worry to this degree about something pretty minor.

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