"If the goal of employing red-light camera systems is to improve driver safety, the data suggest that the program has failed, " New Jersey state Sen.

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After what felt like an eternity waiting, the little red light on the camera flickered, indicating that the image was ready to view.

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One such project is called NewsFlash, and uses high-frequency red and green light to transmit data to the built-in camera on a receiving device -- in this case Samsung's Epic 4G.

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