[jim_trent]

While there was never any doubt that the Red Light program was about money, not safety, I am concerned about arbitrarily adding one second to yellow lights. However, this is a lost cause in the long run. It is a done deal. What people should be worried about now is “congestion pricing”, which is not yet a done deal.

There is a formula to calculate yellow times. It takes into account, traffic speed, width of the intersection, whether it is going uphill or downhill, etc. MANY studies have shown that making the yellow light one second shorter OR LONGER than then what the formula came up with causes MORE accidents.

The yellow lights should be set at the proper length and should not be changed for political (or revenue) reasons.

[NonLinear]

I think you may want to read the article again.

The mandated increase in signal time created dramatic and instant results. In 2008, Lasercraft issued an average of 1,559 citations each month. In January, that number dropped 80 percent to just 313. Norcross also saw an 80 percent drop in violations.

According to a 2001 report by the Office of the U.S. House Majority Leader, the findings in Lilburn and Norcross are not coincidental. The report argued that changes in national signal timing guidelines systematically reduced the amount of warning time available to motorists. It argued further that those with a financial incentive in using enforcement to deal with the additional violations created may have played a role in the changes(view report).

How about eliminating the arbitrary reduction in yellow light timing which was conducted with a financial incentive.

[elkfersupper]

The yellow lights should be set at the proper length and should not be changed for political (or revenue) reasons.

Likewise, the red light cameras should be described as a revenue-enhancement tool rather than a safety device.

I'm surprised people aren't plowing these things down all over America (or maybe they are, just nobody is reporting it).