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To: jim_trent
As far as the companies reducing the yellow-time, I have heard that charge by people who want to stop the cameras, but I have not seen that confirmed in an independent study.

Before the camera authorization expired here in VA, there were two types, the state-controlled red-light cameras and the city-controlled ones (e.g. City of Fairfax). The state lights were set by state engineers and had normal yellows. The cities did whatever they felt like. One city light in Fairfax City (Fairfax Circle) was changed from a staggered light to clear through traffic to a simultaneous, shortened yellow. You better believe VA legislators heard from people like me and now there are no more red light cameras, mainly because they were abused for revenue generation purposes.

22 posted on 07/26/2006 7:31:56 AM PDT by palmer (Money problems do not come from a lack of money, but from living an excessive, unrealistic lifestyle)
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To: palmer

> a simultaneous, shortened yellow....

I thought that would trip the conflict monitor and start flashing red in all directions?


31 posted on 07/26/2006 8:12:22 AM PDT by jim_trent
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