The National Motorists Association has a warning for the millions of
drivers hitting the road for the busy holiday travel season: Beware of
the yellow lights.
The timing of yellow lights on traffic signals
at many intersections is purposely set to a minimum so more drivers can
be ticketed for running red lights, says the 30-year-old activist group
based in Waunakee, Wis.
This past summer in New Jersey,
the transportation department ordered 21 cities and towns to suspend
the use of red-light cameras at 63 intersections because the timing of
yellow lights at those locations was below the minimum established by
state law.
Other cities—including Dallas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; and
Union City, Calif.—have been caught shortening yellow lights in the past
decade as red-light cameras have become sources of steady revenue. The
cameras snap photos of license plates on any vehicles in an intersection
while the light is red, and citations, often carrying fines of $100 or
more, are mailed to the registration’s address.
READ MORE: http://www.nationaljournal.com/domesticpolicy/dreaded-yellow-light-may-be-trap-for-traffic-violations-20121121?mrefid=mostViewed
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