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In response to "Sadly, they've been proven to not improve safety at intersections. We took ours down. -- nm" by Strongbad

I thought a study out of Chicago said that they did improve things? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Apr 13 '17, 09:28

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No it didn't. It's a pure revenue grab though nobody wants to admit it. -- nm - pmb Apr 13, 09:34 6
- agreed, and they make it damn near impossible to fight them. - groiny Apr 13, 09:38 1
  - I got one of those notices about a ticket I had gotten that got re-opened for review because it was during a time when the tickets were suspect, but - pmb Apr 13, 09:44
- To be fair, it varies from state to state - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:37 3
  - Yeah, it really depends on how they are implemented. In Australia, for example, all red-light camera locations are published, funding goes towards - Roger More Apr 13, 09:55 1
    - (Thinking about it, I think it also helps that road safety and policing in Australia is handled at the state level, not the municipal level) -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 10:03
  - Chicago shortened the yellow light times, though they got caught for it and changed it back. Also I believe they require countdown timers on the - pmb Apr 13, 09:42
I've seen technical studies with both conclusions. We studied ours and saw no benefit at all. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:30 2
- I forget which city got sued and lost and had to refund all the ticket money collected by these. -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:32 1
  - Here's one example -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 13, 09:33
lol, never trust Chicago studies -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 09:30

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