To convince people that stealing more of our money for government to waste is good for us. All the talk about safety is garbage. If politicians wanted to reduce red light running by 90%, they would just add a second to the length of the yellow - problem solved. But then where would they new money from?
I haven't gone to all the sources quoted in this article, but:
"The Washington Post recently conducted an independent examination of the effectiveness of Washington, D.C.'s 45 intersections with red-light cameras. The results? Injury and fatal crashes climbed 81 percent, and broadside wrecks -- considered among the most dangerous -- increased 30 percent.
The response of city officials is to add more red light cameras at additional intersections.
The Virginia Department of Transportation conducted a study and increased the length of the yellow-light cycle by 1.5 seconds at an intersection with red light cameras. The increase in the yellow-light time resulted in a 94 percent drop in citations at the intersection.
Red light cameras in the state of Virginia were turned off earlier this year because the legislature agreed that the cameras are ineffective, and imperfect. However, other states continue to use the cameras and are anxious to add more.
One city was recently caught using a short yellow light to generate a high number of tickets. Union City, Calif. was forced to refund over $1 million in fines improperly collected from a red light camera at an intersection with a short yellow light. The short light was 1.3 seconds below the minimum time required by law, so it was trapping motorists who could not stop in time to avoid a ticket."
check out the camera icons on the map...
... you can also see the number of tickets issued at the camera locations.
Gotta love the creativity of government
To convince people that stealing more of our money for government to waste is good for us. All the talk about safety is garbage. If politicians wanted to reduce red light running by 90%, they would just add a second to the length of the yellow - problem solved. But then where would they new money from?
I haven't gone to all the sources quoted in this article, but:
"The Washington Post recently conducted an independent examination of the effectiveness of Washington, D.C.'s 45 intersections with red-light cameras. The results? Injury and fatal crashes climbed 81 percent, and broadside wrecks -- considered among the most dangerous -- increased 30 percent.
The response of city officials is to add more red light cameras at additional intersections.
The Virginia Department of Transportation conducted a study and increased the length of the yellow-light cycle by 1.5 seconds at an intersection with red light cameras. The increase in the yellow-light time resulted in a 94 percent drop in citations at the intersection.
Red light cameras in the state of Virginia were turned off earlier this year because the legislature agreed that the cameras are ineffective, and imperfect. However, other states continue to use the cameras and are anxious to add more.
One city was recently caught using a short yellow light to generate a high number of tickets. Union City, Calif. was forced to refund over $1 million in fines improperly collected from a red light camera at an intersection with a short yellow light. The short light was 1.3 seconds below the minimum time required by law, so it was trapping motorists who could not stop in time to avoid a ticket."
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Thanks for the link
59 is just littered with these red lights.