Re: red light camera question

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From: Joseph Huesmann
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:07

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In article <VzWS6.526$yX.139911@bgtnsc07-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, 
Paul R wrote:
>Is there a standard for how long a yellow is supposed to last?  Like 2
>seconds?  5 seconds?  10 seconds?  I guess this translates into "Just how
>hard am I supposed to stomp my brakes to get stopped?"  Please note:  I
>agree that Yellow means "Stop if safe to do so", but without I knowledge of
>how long the yellow is, how do I know what that means?

Yes, it depends on the design speed of the road, or the posted speed 
limit.  Don't know that the standard is, though.  I'm sure you could ask 
AASHTO.  Most traffic design is prolly based on AASHTO guidelines.

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