• Vandals_handle
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    6 months ago

    In California the duration of yellow is determined by a formula incorporating the roads speed limit. If yellow light duration is less than the formula would set, the traffic ticket is dismissed. I’m guessing most states have a similar law.

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      6 months ago

      Yes, and and those laws are frequently violated to farm more tickets.

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        6 months ago

        And good luck getting a judge to hear your side of it. Not impossible, but then you’re missing a day of work for a maybe…