Shortin Yellows

down home wrote:
News Channel 10, I don't know what city, reported that in 2011 Florida changed or tweaked regulations to shorten timing of tarffic light yellow lights below Federal levels. It resulted in the goal of a lot more red light tickets. Hmmmm

can you please post the link to the story?

Here;s the link:

wtsp

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I'm sure it's a conspiracy.

Many cities in FL are redlined by AAA for excessive traffic enforcement. They count on people running red lights, hidden stop signs and the like to inflate the city budget. If they shorten the time on the yellow too much you have the option of taking them to court.. Yes, it can be done. but you need a real good mouth..er, lawyer.. to do it.

Me, Not a lawyer, don't even play one on TV.

Now the question that begs to be asked: "Since the yellow is shorter, which became longer the red or the green?" If the green is longer, no big deal. If the red is longer, it's all a government conspiracy to make us late to whatever.

And all this time I thought traffic light timing was based on sound engineering principles.

Chad, yellow, or time, does it doesn't matter in Florida, be happy......

Yellows are computer controlled. I would not be surprised if at random times, a light would move from green to red without a yellow in between, with the camera going off.

Great money source, does absolutely zero for safety.

Yellow used to mean "warning prepare to stop"
Now it means "stomp on it so you can keep tailgating the poor soul in front of you"

:C