Red Light, Green Light
I always wondered if there was a standard time from when the yellow traffic light turned to red. I don't think there is. That leads to unfair traffic tickets. Also, there's no consistency in red lights either. I observed a red light at a local intersection for a few months and sometimes the wait was longer, other times shorter. I think some uniform timing would be helpful.
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posted by UltimateWriter at 11:23 AM
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Traffic lights are not all created equal, that's for certain... and neither are local traffic laws!
In many of the more urban cities located east of Seattle, I grew accustomed to the "3 to 5 cars" law. This law clearly states that if you are in a long line of cars proceeding through an intersection, the red light means at least three to five more cars must proceed rapidly through the light. Failure to comply is at the peril of your bumper!
I don't know about your area, but in Sacramento and in many other municipalities in California, there are codes on the books that dictate how long the yellow must remain yellow. Here, I think it's .5 sec per 5 mph - but don't quote me on it - I'm not sure what the exact number is. I have also heard of people beating red light tickets because the yellow was shown to be too short.
Does that help??
~Mike
I'm not sure about the law here, but I know that our lights are timed during the day and have automatic light sensors at night. It's great because then you don't have to wait 5 minutes for the light to change when there are no cars around at 3 AM.
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