Help Us Find Short Yellow Lights Under 3.5 Seconds

Do you feel like you drove through a light with an extra short yellow? Did you know there are laws and DOT recommendations that require yellow lights to be at least 3.5 seconds. Six cities have already been caught shortening yellow lights by .3 to 1 seconds. 6 cities have been caught: 1) Dallas, Texas 2) Chattanooga, Tennessee 3) Springfield, Missouri 4) Lubbock, Texas 5) Nashville, Tennessee 6) Union City, California.

I would suspect there are many other cities in violation including a city near me Culver City. I would love to get some user input if they think their city has a short yellow light. Time the light the next time you are waiting at a stop light and post it here under comments. Thanks in advance for your help!

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What Happens If I Stop On A Crosswalk?

Question from a reader: What happens if the light just turned yellow and I chose to stop, but stopped with my front tires on the first limit lines of the crosswalk? Thereafter, when the traffic light turned red. I proceeded to back up a little bit. Was the photo captured? Am I at fault? I receive this question from readers about once per week. I don't have the answer and would like to ask my readers what have you experienced. Did you get a ticket? Please submit your comments below.

Rolling Right Turns Rakes In Revenue For Culver City

Make sure you come to a complete stop when making a right turn on red. According to this LA Times article that has been the key to the city staying profitable with its red light camera program. Rolling right turns on a red light will get you a $158 fine in Culver City as compared to running completely through an intersection for a $381 fine. See this chart below of a breakdown in estimated revenue by some Los Angeles cities . . .