ducker

ducker
 n.— «Police refer to them as “duckers”—drivers who try to shield their faces from red light cameras as they run signals at intersections watched 24/7 by electronic traffic enforcers.» —“St. Peters reviews effectiveness of red light cameras” by Tim Bryant St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri) Mar. 25, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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