Red Light Camera Uses Short Yellow in San Bernardino, CA

[jfs1988]

I got flashed at this intersection on Thursday. Now this intersection had been flashing red for about 3 days earlier this week. It got fixed by Wendsdsay afternoon. The ligth was green and then turned to yellow. The yellow seemed to be programmed in microseconds, because the moment I passed the first crosswalk it turned to red. My speed was 40 MPH and my distance would of let me made it on time.

Im just gonna have to accept it and pay the ticket.

[callscott1]

that flashed while it was still yellow. when it turned solid red the flash already went off

[pizzledizzlewizzle]

i agree that the cameras are bs, but wasnt this yellow 3 seconds??? lol

[702dirtrider]

These red light cameras are nothing but a legal way to extort money from people in tough times. Tell me how it is safe to have a bright light flashed in your face at night while driving, not to mention they shorten the yellow. It doesn't improve safety at all people will only slam on their brakes are speed up even faster now to avoid the fine.To me San Bernardino's officials are spitting in the face of there constituents and only wan''t to nickel and dime them to death with no regard for safety

[mortician54]

Photo Enforced...is a scam!!! and causes accidents most all the time!!!

[GothicRunes]

What's the speed limit on that road? Then we'll know for sure.

[111dragonslayer]

Robhot1982: It is too short, and they had to overturn thousands of citations because of it. Yellow light duration has to be a minimum of 3 seconds on arrows, and for straightaways it is dependent on speed limit.

[mawsea07]

How do I time an intersection like this? I did it with a stop watch but it gave me a different time each time.

[killersushi99]

Theres a light down the road from my house and the yellow is like 2 seconds long!! You blink and youve missed it. Crazy stuff.

[journeyquest1]

San Bern has had its share of crooked cops and poloticians. I remember this guy they called him a gadfly because he was smart enough to point out corruption. So they made him out to be a mental case and locked him up for a year or so. I watched him on tv during city council meetings and he made good sense to me. It was a setup to shut up. I think his name was Wright.

[Saysena]

I believe the standard yellow light time is 4.8 seconds minimum, I may be wrong.

that was 3 seconds.

[cmanleyspy]

that didn't seem short at all

[ArizonaSean]

Other cities across America have been caught shortening the yellow lights to increase profits.

[FFbosmoe]

I live in Minnesota and they had the red light cameras but determined they were unconstitutional so they removed them all and every person who got a ticket and paid it was reinbursed

[p27159]

Same thing happened to me in PV, but they have now admitted an error and all the tickets were dismissed. Of course, w/o the video, there would have been no evidence. So, has anything been done about this intersection you show here?