California: Longer Yellow Lights Nearly Eliminates Traffic Violations, Suprised?

The Truth About Cars reports:

Redflex Traffic Systems of Australia succeeded last week in blocking efforts to end red light camera ticketing in Loma Linda, California. While several members of the city council expressed a desire to uproot the automated ticketing machines, Redflex insisted that could not be done unless the city paid $534,558 in early termination penalties. The council declined to take any action at its February meeting.

The problems began after the city extended the duration of yellow lights in November. This engineering enhancement reduced the number of straight through violations to drop to near zero with the consequence that only citations for rolling right-hand turns remained. With a pricetag of $456 for each of these citations, the council had been hit with complaints about such a stiff fine for a type of violation that does not cause accidents.

“I have received a number of complaints and emails from individuals,” Councilman Ovidu Popescu said. “They teach you in business that for one complaint, that’s at least ten individuals who are very upset....”

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I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 2/23/2010 10:32:36 PM

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XYZZ - 2/24/2010 7:36:29 AM

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"...complaints about such a stiff fine for a type of violation that does not cause accidents."

this applies to "excessive speed" as well, which on empty highways are NO DANGER to anyone other than the driver. and almost none to him/her EITHER, if competent.

the person who first came up with the idea of camera ticketing ought to be tarred and feathered! and all his cohorts who followed thru, produced the cameras, and money grubbing gov't bureaucrats who implemented them should ALL BE STRUNG UP upside down with their toes!