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> generally because the operators lower the yellow light time to increase fees I'm skeptical of this claim because the red light camera operators are usually c
by digitalPhonix 7mo ago
> generally because the operators lower the yellow light time to increase fees
I'm skeptical of this claim because the red light camera operators are usually contracted by municipalities. They don't have any direct control over the light cycles.
(Yes, obviously they can be in cahoots with the municipality, but I would be surprised if that was common and not the exception)
Do you have any evidence of this?
- 1123581321 7mo agoChicago is one publicized example. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/10/chicago-shortens-yellow-lights-ticket-standard-makes-8-million-off-new-tickets.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/10/chicago-shortens...
- digitalPhonix 7mo agoI am chosing, perhaps naively, that the Chicago red light cameras are an exception and not common because that whole process was criminal: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/former-redflex-ceo-sentenced-30-months-corruption-awarding-chicago-s-red-light-camera https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/former-redflex-ceo-sent...
- 1123581321 7mo agoThat I couldn’t say. It at least provides a model. Most city or county governments have some influence over their traffic engineering or streets staff as far as high level planning concerns.