We had a few red light cameras near where I live (SE of Charlotte,NC). One of the first things i noticed was the yellow light time was reduced. If you were traveling the speed limit when the light turned yellow, it would be possible that you couldn't stop before it turned red. I timed the yellow light, then did some breaking test in my 500SEL and found that from 55 MPH I couldn't stop in the time recorded. And no, there is nothing wrong with my brakes. The thing that shut them down was the fact the town didn't get anything from the company that owned the cameras. The deal was, the city would get a percentage of the fines AFTER expenses. Guess what, there was very little remaining after expenses. The other thing was the people of the town were getting tickets when the light was yellow, not red. The other thing was the camera company showed the data that there was a great reduction in accidents in the intersections with cameras. Truth was, there were less accidents IN the intersections, but MORE accidents NEAR the intersections from people slamming on brakes so they wouldn't get a ticket. Cameras are off and won't be back on until new rules are made that are fair.

Paul

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)