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From: Nate Nagel on 8 May 2010 05:44
On 05/08/2010 12:02 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> Gov Brewer signs yellow light bill
>
> May 03, 2010 8:14 PM
> BY HOWARD FISCHER, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES
> PHOENIX � Arizona is about to take the guessing out of the game
> drivers play: Can I beat the light?
>
> A bill signed Monday by Gov. Jan Brewer requires that yellow lights be
> at least three seconds long.
>
> But that's a minimum: The law, which will take effect at the end of
> July, requires communities to use photo enforcement cameras to catch
> red-light runners to actually set the duration according to a formula
> crafted by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Sen. Frank
> Antenori, R-Tucson, who crafted the measure, said that should result
> in yellow lights of four, five or more seconds in some intersections.
>
> Antenori said the increasing use of cameras at intersections has
> become more an issue of generating revenue than actual roadway safety.

I like this guy already.

nate

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From: Nate Nagel on 8 May 2010 05:45
On 05/08/2010 12:16 AM, Brent wrote:
>> A bill signed Monday by Gov. Jan Brewer requires that yellow lights be
>> at least three seconds long.
>
> This really doesn't do anything but restrict profitable RLC's to roads
> with actual travel speeds greater than 30mph.
>
> The effective way to squish RLC cheating is to require 2 seconds over the
> ITE/MUTCD guidelines. This roughly replicates the pre enforcement methods
> of dealing with intersections that have a high degree of red light
> running and reduces violations so dramatically the camera enforcement
> can't turn a profit.
>

OR simply replace the use of the phrase "speed limit" with "speed of
traffic" (defined as 85th percentile speed as measured under free
flowing conditions) when reading the ITE guidelines.

nate

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