Chicago shorted their yellow traffic lights by fractions of a second: results $8 million from 77,000 more tickets. Fair?

Question

Earlier this year, the city began issuing tickets to motorists who drove through yellow lights that turned red fractions of a second shorter than the three-second city minimum. The change was slight, but the effect for the cash-starved city was real: nearly $8 million from an additional 77,000 tickets, according to the city’s inspector general.

All of those $100 tickets were issued after cameras installed at intersections caught the drivers as they passed through.

There is no federal rule for how long a yellow light should be illuminated, but the U.S. Department of Transportation recommends three to six seconds. Nationwide, a minimum of three seconds is generally considered standard.

Fair or Foul?

Answer 1

Chicago isn't the only place screwing the public with red light cameras,,, Here in florida the camera scam is about to come to an *** in a lot of towns.. They have saved no lives,
St Pete is scheduled to close all theirs down..

Answer 2

government are money *******,,reduce chgos aldermen,,like 57 wards,, 57 aldermen, each with staff,secretaries,,to 4 or 5,,the divisions of wards, ,to 4 or 5
,cpd could place traffic cops,at all 5 corner intersections during am pm rush hours, plus a chaser for the clowns who bolt

Answer 3

Foul and quite dangerous too.

Answer 4

Chicago isn't the only place screwing the public with red light cameras,,, Here in florida the camera scam is about to come to an *** in a lot of towns.. They have saved no lives,
St Pete is scheduled to close all theirs down..

Answer 5

Its the Democrat/socialist way of doing things.

Answer 6

Foul

Answer 7

No the fine citizens need to hit them with a class action lawsuit recover the funds and fire a few department heads in the traffic enforcement division.

Answer 8

Foul. Very foul. A number of studies have shown that those short yellow lights CAUSE ACCIDENTS!! That short yellow catches you running the red light, and at the same time, the cross traffic has received the green light, and someone who is impatiently waiting, and does a jackrabbit start nails you.

The feds should have mandated a minimum time for that yellow, long ago, and all states, cities, and counties should be observing that minimum.

It's a ****** shame that greedy people put your life and mine at risk for the sake of a few bucks.