tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223492702090268881.post5110037668633520545..comments2024-03-27T17:52:08.329-07:00Comments on Community Architect Daily: The case for speed and red light camerasKlaus Philipsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615851444265308506noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223492702090268881.post-23695805082932170022017-02-27T12:46:55.256-08:002017-02-27T12:46:55.256-08:00Those cameras are not limited to poor neighborhood...Those cameras are not limited to poor neighborhoods. The yellow phase was adjusted after complaints. It is shorter in the City where permitted speeds are lower Usually 30mph) than in the County (usually 45mph on arteries). There are standards for this, the yellow phase isn't random. To call it a poor/black tax ignores the demographics of the drivers on major City routes which isn't identical to the demographic of surrounding neighborhoods.Klaus Philipsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615851444265308506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223492702090268881.post-79118609722746974572017-02-27T12:05:25.927-08:002017-02-27T12:05:25.927-08:00If they were also in wealthy neighborhoods, sure. ...If they were also in wealthy neighborhoods, sure. If the lights they are pointing at didn't have obviously hacked shortened yellows, sure. It is another poor/black tax. If a yellow is less than 1 second per 10 mph of speed it isn't safe to stop.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445573996189641591noreply@blogger.com