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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend April 4, 2006 Since You Asked Speed van can’t catch them all The other day my wife and I were driving over the McAndrews overpass and a motorcycle flew by us going at least 60 miles an hour. My wife said, "Hopefully the speed van will get him." I told her, "I don’t think so, a motorcycle doesn’t have license plates in front and they wear helmets so who’s to say who was driving." Please settle this question for us. — Chuck B., Medford According to Medford police Lt. Bob Hansen, chances are the speeding biker will not find a ticket waiting for him in the mail. There needs to be indisputable proof of culpability before a picture taken by either a speed van or a red-light camera will result in a fine, Hansen said. Advertisement The cameras snatch 12 seconds of video showing drivers speeding through red lights. Workers at Redflex Traffic Systems — vendor of the photo-enforcement equipment for Medford — comb through a day’s worth of images and send the clips showing likely red-light runners to police. It is then determined whether to print four still photos from the video to mail to the offending driver along with a ticket. Problem drivers can expect a ticket through the mail about 10 days after they are photographed. Since the video clips are shown in court if a driver chooses to fight a ticket, Hansen said officers are very selective in the ones they choose to drop in the mailbox. Those who travel by car can escape the camera if glare from the sun on their windshields obscure the view. Even a driver with his or her head turned away from the camera will not be ticketed. For what it’s worth, Chuck, the motorcyclist may not have gone off into the sunset unscathed. Hansen said a patrol car could’ve been waiting around the corner. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to Since You Asked ">[email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Absinthe Supply Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Computer Security Discount Hotel Reservations online casinos news Debt Consolidation California Casinos GMAT Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Hammocks Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada King of Spirits Email Security Advertisement s Advertisement