This IS a way of increasing revenue. I just read a good article on how cities, county's and police Dept's do this in addition to unreasonable speed limits. Using fake construction zones and workers(actually cops) clocking cars and radioing ahead. Of course the fines are doubled. The one that gets me is shortening yellow lights to catch cars going through red. Studies show that in some intersections the accidents were up 300%, but ignored by the cities because revenues were hugh.
Union City, Calif was caught trapping motorist with a yellow signal 1.3 seconds below the minimum established by state law.. As a result the city was forced to refund more than $1 million in fines. Why wasn't the city fined for breaking the law?
Don't think for a moment that all this is done for public safety.
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