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TheNutcracker

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4. yes...countdowns at the light are becoming a standard and extending the yellow light.

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:46 PM

Feb 2015

In St. Petersburg, FL, the people brought a case against the city, and the company they had a 'con-tract' with because it was found that when they installed the cameras, they SHORTENED the YELLOW LIGHTS! Yes, talk about your money maker.

http://www.wfla.com/story/24455971/yellow-light-length-controversy

Safety issue is one thing, but the profits make them 'gotcha machines'. So this is not an unreasonable request for countdowns, for starters.

In St. Petersburg, FL, they also removed them because of the cost to operate and no money was really made.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/last-day-for-red-light-cameras-in-st-petersburg

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