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Article #527Re: red light camera question
From: Alex Rodriguez
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 21:21
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 21:21
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In article <VzWS6.526$yX.139911@bgtnsc07-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
prouda@asqnet.gro says...
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>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?
Yellows last different amounts to time. Here in NYC a yellow is about
1 second. I've been on roads where the yellow was closer to 3 seconds.
Expected car speeds probably have alot to do with this. If the speed limits
are higher, you need to keep the light yellow for longer periods to time.
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