3/27/2008

6 Cities Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit

by The National Motorists Association:

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 light duration, and collect the profits instead.

Learn about the 6 cities that have been caught with short yellow light times over the past few years, CLICK HERE.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

St. Louis, MO has newly installed red light cameras. I wonder if they're intentionally shortening lights as well.