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Red-light cameras

Raised as a usability problem by 3 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2019–2026), in 3 threads.

People raised many different problems with Red-light cameras, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 3 complaints

Contesting a ticket feels like a deliberately time-wasting process requiring the accused to prove innocence2026-03-09
Bad plate scans cause wrongful tickets; must stop and dispute online or fines continue2022-02-17
Tickets issued for stopping at the line; trigger line often unlabelled or poorly calibrated2019-10-01