Can't find a link to the story, but apparently several of the red-light cam manufacturers are under investigation for causing accidents -- seems there is a chance they were tinkering with the length of the yellow lights, shortening them to increase the number of tickets generated. This, of course, leads to people either slamming on the brakes to stop in time (dangerous) or blowing through red lights they thought they could make (very dangerous).
What most people don't know is that there is usually a revenue sharing agreement, where the manufacturer gets a cut of the fines that their units generate. Traffic cams (both red-light and speed) have absolutely never been about safety; they are revenue-generating devices. Get an honest moment from any politician (good luck...) and they'll tell you the same.
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Can't find a link to the story, but apparently several of the red-light cam manufacturers are under investigation for causing accidents -- seems there is a chance they were tinkering with the length of the yellow lights, shortening them to increase the number of tickets generated. This, of course, leads to people either slamming on the brakes to stop in time (dangerous) or blowing through red lights they thought they could make (very dangerous).
What most people don't know is that there is usually a revenue sharing agreement, where the manufacturer gets a cut of the fines that their units generate. Traffic cams (both red-light and speed) have absolutely never been about safety; they are revenue-generating devices. Get an honest moment from any politician (good luck...) and they'll tell you the same.