The_Patriot
DP Veteran
- Joined
- May 28, 2010
- Messages
- 1,488
- Reaction score
- 206
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Very Conservative
Well considering yellow means slow down, not go faster, maybe they should have been slowing down to begin with, then the brake slam wouldn't have been necessary. Blaming traffic cameras for bad driving practices is not a very good defense.
Also, which accident do you think is more fatal, a hit from behind as that car is slowing down (after all the guy in front of them was just about to run a red light), or being slammed into from the side from cross traffic as that car is speeding up because you just ran a red light. Not to mention, running a red light also puts pedestrians in danger.
Many of the municipalities, in Missouri, that implemented the red light cameras shortened the yellow lights from 10 seconds to 3-5 seconds. This caused accidents to rise. The legislature did the best they could by presenting a workable solution with the 15 second yellow light and the 50 feet within the traffic light law. Rear end accidents can be as fatal as from the side. Pedestrians are supposed to be aware of their environment just like motorists are.