Looks like the Columbia, MO RL "violations" were CREATED EARLIER BY SHORTEN AMBERS TIMES just before scamera install:

Quote from www.wrongonred.com:

Note that MoDOT in conjunction with Columbia, Missouri radically shortened the Yellow Signal intervals at the 4 intersections that were to be monitored, just before the installation of the Red Light Cameras occurred: http://www.scribd.com/doc/75177868/Change-Intervals-Columbia

SOME INTERSECTIONS SAW CUTS ALMOST BY 1 second.  THAT WAS THE WAY TO CREATE "VIOLATIONS" to make the scam profitable. 

At MO 163 (Providence) & Broadway Old Timing on SB Thru was 5.0
Based on New Standard 7/8/2009 SB Thru 4.1

(They increased all red.  But instead of just ADDING the increase of all red to the intersection.  They took the All red timing from the AMBER to INCREASE "VIOLATIONS"!!!!!

The proper way would have been to keep the LONGER ambers and then add to that the all red clearance increase.  That is safety.  Shortening Amber IS NOT!  IT IS FRAUD by creating "violations" for a scameras to be profitable!).

After Ambers were increased this year by MO-Dot did the "violations" disappear!  http://www.keepcolumbiafree.com/blog/toni-and-tony-twist-the-truth/

Quote:  You see, earlier this year MODOT, in an attempt to reduce accidents at intersections governed by stoplights, changed the timing of the lights by adding more time to the yellow portion of the light timing.  And, wouldn’t ya know it, all of Columbia traffic cameras are at intersections governed by MODOT.

also see:  http://www.banthecams.org/Red-Light-Camera-News/update-on-columbia-ceasing-more-rlc-it-was-because-of-the-longer-ambers.html

(Thanks to www.wrongonred.com for the attachment and infomation on this!)

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