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Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo
Ha ha - that's right, "The children"!
Funny thing about my red lighters is that I knew I was probably pushing it, but when I got the tickets, the pics always showed my vehicle entering the intersection after the light was already red, which I do not remember being the case. So maybe as was mentioned above, the yellow duration was being manipulated for maximum $$$.
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There is an old intersection design concept called "interval of uncertainty" - you don't know how long any given yellow will last. And have to weigh your stopping distance available vs clearing the space w/o incident.
Of course lights are MUCH more sophisticated than when we were kids. They now have sensors in the pavement and one direction going red does not make the other intersection get an immediate green.
And yet, the rent-seeking camera trolls put in 100's of thousands in equipment to net millions in revenue. ....er, I mean
enforce safety. 