Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
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Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#2Predictable consequence of red light cameras. Most of the revenue (over 50% in Kissimmee, FL [1]) goes to the vendor!
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#3I haven't timed it yet, but I'm pretty sure this is happening in my town here on the central calif. coast.
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#4Very common: http://www.shortyellowlights.com/
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#5If they increased the "all-red" time to match, then good for Florida. They've increased their revenues, their roads are safer, and those who are running yellows are getting what they deserve. Running yellows is illegal and far too common.
If they didn't increase the all-red time they are making the roads more dangerous. People get accustomed to the length of the yellow & all-red time. But if the total doesn't change, only the relative proportions it shouldn't have an impact on safety.
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#6If they increased the "all-red" time to match, then good for Florida. They've increased their revenues, their roads are safer, and those who are running yellows are getting what they deserve. Running yellows is illegal and far too common. If they didn't increase the all-red time they are making the roads more dangerous. People get accustomed to the length of the yellow & all-red time. But if the total doesn't change,…
How goes giving someone less time to stop before someone else goes not decrease safety? Why not shorten the yellow time to zero?
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#7If they increased the "all-red" time to match, then good for Florida. They've increased their revenues, their roads are safer, and those who are running yellows are getting what they deserve. Running yellows is illegal and far too common. If they didn't increase the all-red time they are making the roads more dangerous. People get accustomed to the length of the yellow & all-red time. But if the total doesn't change,…
How goes giving someone less time to stop before someone else goes not decrease safety? Why not shorten the yellow time to zero?
If they decrease the yellow time and increase the all-red time the same amount, people have exactly the same amount of time to stop.
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#8If they increased the "all-red" time to match, then good for Florida. They've increased their revenues, their roads are safer, and those who are running yellows are getting what they deserve. Running yellows is illegal and far too common. If they didn't increase the all-red time they are making the roads more dangerous. People get accustomed to the length of the yellow & all-red time. But if the total doesn't change,…
How goes giving someone less time to stop before someone else goes not decrease safety? Why not shorten the yellow time to zero?
There is a portion of time where all of the lights at the intersection are red. The person you are responding to notes that as long as this portion of time is increased such that the total time that the intersection has for someone to clear it (i.e. - time that the light is yellow plus time that the lights are all red) stays the same then safety inside the intersection should not be impacted.
This says nothing about safety leading up to the intersection (e.g. - people slamming on their brakes).
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#9If they increased the "all-red" time to match, then good for Florida. They've increased their revenues, their roads are safer, and those who are running yellows are getting what they deserve. Running yellows is illegal and far too common. If they didn't increase the all-red time they are making the roads more dangerous. People get accustomed to the length of the yellow & all-red time. But if the total doesn't change,…
How goes giving someone less time to stop before someone else goes not decrease safety? Why not shorten the yellow time to zero?
If the "all-red" time is increased to compensate, then the time before someone else goes does not decrease. However, if they are just decreasing the yellow time, and keeping the all-red the same(making the total time from yellow to opposite direction green shorter) then I agree that safety has been lowered to increase profits, and this would be super un-ethical.
Re: Florida shortened yellow lights to increase red light camera revenue [video]
#10There's an inherent conflict of interest when cities, counties, and states rely on traffic tickets as a source of revenue. The all-too-tempting incentive is to maximize that revenue, either by abusing civil rights or, in this case, by endangering public safety.