The city uses the state and federal standard of having yellow lights display for a minimum of three seconds at intersections. But an administrative law judge, who hears appeals from motorists ticketed by red-light cameras, said during a hearing this week that he has seen evidence that yellow times are slightly beneath that at some Chicago intersections with red-light cameras.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140812/river-north/city-yellow-lights-too-short-judge-says-before-tossing-red-light-tickets
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
JUDGE RULES CITY YELLOW LIGHTS TOO SHORT
Some of Chicago's yellow lights are too short, according to an administrative law judge who said he's thrown out "60 to 70 percent" of red-light camera tickets he's come across recently because of the discrepancy.
The city uses the state and federal standard of having yellow lights display for a minimum of three seconds at intersections. But an administrative law judge, who hears appeals from motorists ticketed by red-light cameras, said during a hearing this week that he has seen evidence that yellow times are slightly beneath that at some Chicago intersections with red-light cameras.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140812/river-north/city-yellow-lights-too-short-judge-says-before-tossing-red-light-tickets
The city uses the state and federal standard of having yellow lights display for a minimum of three seconds at intersections. But an administrative law judge, who hears appeals from motorists ticketed by red-light cameras, said during a hearing this week that he has seen evidence that yellow times are slightly beneath that at some Chicago intersections with red-light cameras.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140812/river-north/city-yellow-lights-too-short-judge-says-before-tossing-red-light-tickets
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