Re: Beware of traffic light cameras, esp. 35th and Thistle

#678187

borris
Participant

Thanks. I know the purpose of the yellow light and that it is a buffer between the green and the red. My point is that the traffic cameras are supposed to take pictures of people running red lights, not yellow ones. I’ve seen this particular camera flash when someone is turning on the yellow or has been in mid-turn and the light has just gone from green to yellow and it flashed — my point is that the people were not running red lights, they were turning while it was still yellow and they got flashed (and I assume ticketed). It’s not only this camera, but I have seen it several times with this camera at 35th and Thistle. My father got a ticket for doing the same — turning as the light went from green to yellow…the light was not red when he turned, yet he got the picture ticket in the mail (the picture is of him at the wheel, it does not show the light)and lost in court. So, my question is: isn’t the purpose — and the what is stated on the photocamera sign — to get red light runners and not yellow light runners?