Red-Light Camera Ticket Revenue and Short Yellows

NicknamesAreStupid writes "A Fort Meyers news station reports a nerdy husband getting his wife out of a red-light camera ticket by proving the light was set with too short of a yellow. Then he goes out and proves that nearly 90% of the lights are set an average of about 20% too short. Is this a local incident, or have local governments nationwide found a new revenue source? What puzzles me is how a single picture can tell if you ran a light. If you are in the intersection before the light turns red, you have not run it, even if it takes a little while to clear it (say to yield to an unexpected obstacle). Wouldn't you need two pictures — one just before the light went red showing you are not in the intersection, and another after the light went red showing you in the intersection?"

Comments

Re:-1 False Assumption

[Anonymous Coward]

That's Florida though, it has its own Fark tag for a reason. In every state that I've lived in you have to be clear of the intersection when the red light comes on or God help you if a cop is there cuz you're about to get butthurt.

In Florida, the requirement is that you drive as slowly as possible with your left turn signal on at all times.

Re:-1 False Assumption

[kabloom]

Nobody would ever be able to make a left turn in Chicago if they had to be out of the intersection when the light turns red.

Re:if you're in the intersection and it's red

[phantomfive]

I understand your frustration. Why, just last month I had to unload my Glock into three different guys who got out of their car to assault me on three different occasions. Not something I enjoy, but what can you do? Both your claim and mine are equally verifiable.

Incidentally, learn how to drive.