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Article: Red light, green light.(LETTERS)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 12, 2002
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Whoever wrote "Candid red-light camera facts" must be too young to remember when traffic lights in opposing directions turned red and green simultaneously (Editorial, Wednesday). Over the past generation, the duration of both yellow lights and the ensuing four-way red lights has increased constantly. As a driver, I constantly observe other drivers accelerating rather than braking when they see a light turn yellow. As a bicycle commuter, I am especially careful after left-turn signals turn red because several cars, not just one, continue to turn. The drivers are accelerating from a dead stop.
A "small increase in the time a ...