City Governments shortening yellow traffic light time to raise crash

[Hugo Chavez]

This is fucked up, they're risking our lives to rob the people.

LEAGUE CITY — More than 1,700 drivers given red light camera tickets in League City are due refunds, the city’s police chief said Monday.
The citations are being dismissed because the time it takes for the traffic light at FM 518 and Interstate 45 to change from yellow to red is less than state law requires....the time between a yellow light and a red light was 4 seconds, when the state requires it to be 4.7 seconds

A bill to prevent this so-called "short cycling" was recently introduced in the Arizona state legislature.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Berr's post Shorter Yellow Lights: Are They Your Town's Latest Cash Cow? points to the National Motorists Association's summary article,  6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit. Here are the yellow-light standard times.

cont... http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/03/caution-about-the-caution-cycle.html

[Soul Crusher]

This is fucked up, they're risking our lives to rob the people.

LEAGUE CITY — More than 1,700 drivers given red light camera tickets in League City are due refunds, the city’s police chief said Monday.
The citations are being dismissed because the time it takes for the traffic light at FM 518 and Interstate 45 to change from yellow to red is less than state law requires....the time between a yellow light and a red light was 4 seconds, when the state requires it to be 4.7 seconds

A bill to prevent this so-called "short cycling" was recently introduced in the Arizona state legislature.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Berr's post Shorter Yellow Lights: Are They Your Town's Latest Cash Cow? points to the National Motorists Association's summary article,  6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit. Here are the yellow-light standard times.

cont... http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/03/caution-about-the-caution-cycle.html

Its all top keep paying the bloated salaries and pensions of the govt employees. 

[Hugo Chavez]

Its all top keep paying the bloated salaries and pensions of the govt employees. 

so you're ok with what they did?  Just so long as you can use the moment for an issue?

[Soul Crusher]

so you're ok with what they did?  Just so long as you can use the moment for an issue?

No of course I am not ok with this. 

[Skip8282]

That's fucked up.  The one official basically ignored the safety study for his own opinion.

[Soul Crusher]

That's fucked up.  The one official basically ignored the safety study for his own opinion.

Its all about the cash.  govt robbing from the taxpayers. 

[Skip8282]

Its all about the cash.  govt robbing from the taxpayers. 

Well it seems to me that the state AG's should be going after these city officials.

[tonymctones]

league city is pretty much right outside houston its known for its strict policing of the traffic laws...guess they werent getting enough money from speeders

[JohnC1908]

Its all top keep paying the bloated salaries and pensions of the govt employees. 

It's so obvious. The govt. does not care about you, they care about their pockets. Safety takes a backseat to the cash...keep that money train rolling!