Bach in the '80's there was an intersection near me that had a problem
with people running the red light and hitting cars
making a left turn into an industrial area. The cops made the yellow
longer, 5-6 times. No change. They then put it back
to the standard setting and assigned 2 cars and 2 motorcycles to the
intersection.
On Monday they couldn't write tickets fast enough. By Friday, only 1
car and 1 MC were assigned and they wrote a few
tickets. The following week there was just 1 car OR 1 MC on Monday and
they were gone before Friday.
The original problem did not return. Most of the drivers were going to
the same place I worked and the first day there was an avalanche of
email about the subject.
A buddy of mine, a SJPD officer called me at work and updated me about
their progress. He and his partner had come up
with the idea. They were Traffic Collision Reconstructionist.
I thought the whole thing was a bit strange.
Bryan
drmayf wrote:
> I dunno about adding to the government coffers, but if you program in
> more delay time, that's just time for more ding a lings to run the light.
>
> mayf
> Parks, David wrote:
>
>
>> I am convinced that the whole red light violation thing is just another
>> way for the local Govt's to make money. If it were solely about safety,
>> they would just program in a several second delay before the green comes
>> on. End of problem from a "safety" standpoint (and relatively
>> cost-effective, too), but no ticket income for the locals. Red light
>> cameras are big business, with many localities turning the operation
>> over to a "for profit" companies that get a piece of the action. So much
>> for "serve and protect"...
>>
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