An investigation by a local news station in Tampa Bay, Florida, has revealed that the length of yellow lights in some areas were shortened, resulting in more tickets being issued by cameras set to catch drivers running red lights.
WTSP reported that the Florida Department of Transportation changed the state’s policy regarding yellow light intervals in 2011 below the federal recommendation. Some of the lights were shortened by fractions of a second, according to the news station, and revenue from red light cameras in the state last year brought in $100 million.
“Red light cameras are a for-profit business between cities and camera companies and the state,” James Walker, executive director of the National Motorists Association, told WTSP. “The (FDOT rule-change) was done, I believe, deliberately in order that more tickets would be given with yellows set deliberately too short.”
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All you need to do is show that the light was too short for a car driving at legal speed to be able to stop with a braking system authorized by NHTSA.
If the judge finds you guilty still - the appeals court will overturn it - either way the media needs to be involved to stir up the appropriate level of voter participation.....
There's a lot of adding and subtracting in the article, but it never mentions the finite number of seconds that the light should be yellow.
I found this:
Approach
Speed, mph “t + v/2a”
Terms, s
(YELLOW)" Width of Intersection, ft
30 50 70 90 110
“(W+Lv)/v” Term, s (ALL-RED)
25 3.0a 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.5
30 3.2 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.5 3.0
35 3.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.5
40 3.9 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2
45 4.3 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0
50 4.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8
55 5.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6
60 5.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5
a The 2003 MUTCD recommends a minimum duration of 3 seconds for the yellow change interval.
I hope it straightens out when posted, but it's 3 to 5.4 in a range from 25 to 60.
9:18 Thanks, therefore i'm gonna 50 4.7.3.0.9.5.3. #!! *~^ their butts at the next yellow light!
Onc eagain, our leaders, more interested in MONEY than anything else (it ain't "safety", or "for the children, for God's sake!"), have sold us out with deals done and sealed with campaign contributions. Compare the yes votes with the contributions from the companies involved. The correlation sticks out like a five inch splinter in your ace. Which, coincidentally (I'm sure) is exactly what THEY are....Its all about money money money. Ask Ireton.
Wow you mean a local news organization that actually digs into REAL stories and fights for the public? Unlike local news that only reports the weather and mindless BS every 10 mins. Ive never seen so many inept people in one place. Gotta keep the lie going I guess. LOL
I'll do this again, as the chart didn't copy like i had hoped. Just look at the first two numbers of each line, i.e., 25 mph = 3.0 seconds, 30 mph = 3.2 seconds, up to the last line showing 60 mph = 5.4 seconds. This is assuming negligible slope approaching the light. Downhill slope would lengthen the braking period, hence require a longer yellow.
Now, kids, get out there and start busting our cops!
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