There was an excellent editorial in the Wall Street Journal today on the topic of ticket cameras and short yellow light times. This is part of an increasing trend in ticket camera press coverage. Two years ago, the press never mentioned short yellow lights as the potential cause for increased accidents at troublesome intersections. Now […]
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9 Ways To Improve Traffic Safety That The Government Will Ignore Because They Are Too Busy Ticketing You
September 4, 2008 • 0 Comments • Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Toll Roads, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
The Federal Highway Administration has strongly recommended nine tools for decreasing road fatalities. You can find them at the end of this article. Most of these tools are fairly basic and simple to implement. So why aren’t they already universally used? They’re not universally used because they don’t make money for anyone. The government (local, […]
Increased Yellow Light Times Make Ticket Cameras Unnecessary
As a follow-up to our last post on short yellow light times, a local newspaper in Denver reports that the city is reconsidering its plan to install red-light cameras after the paper’s investigation revealed short yellow light times across the city. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for cities to install ticket cameras without implementing simple engineering […]
6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit
Short yellow light times at intersections have been shown to increase the number of traffic violations and accidents. Conversely, increasing the yellow light duration can dramatically reduce red-light violations at an intersection. Some local governments have ignored the safety benefit of increasing the yellow light time and decided to install red-light cameras, shorten the yellow […]
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