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Yellow-Light Timing For Safety Cameras Complies With State Law, Report Says

A frame-by-frame analysis of a video released last week aimed at undermining New Jersey's red-light safety camera program, shows the yellow light timing at New Jersey approaches with red-light safety cameras to be  in compliance with state law, according to a prepared statement from American Traffic Solutions.

The video, refuting the video's claims can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JocjaCTbrTc

"Further analysis of the ... video shows what we've known to be the case all along," said Charles Territo, spokesperson for American Traffic Solutions. "The yellow light timing at New Jersey red-light safety camera approaches always has been and always will be, in compliance with state law."

In the analysis, it appears that the timer is arbitrarily started. However, when reviewing the video on a frame-by-frame basis, New Jersey's amber times are revealed to be accurate, according to the statement.

"Apparently there is no limit to what some are willing to say or do to manufacture outrage over what has otherwise been a very successful public safety initiative," added Territo.

New Jersey's 2008 law enacting the red-light safety camera pilot program specifies yellow light time to be a minimum of 3 seconds if at least 85 percent of the vehicular traffic approaching the traffic signal is traveling at 25 mph or less. For each 5 mph increase in vehicle speed above 30 mph, the minimum duration of the yellow light must be increased by 0.5 seconds, according to the legislation.

In July 2012, New Jersey Department of Transportation found all intersections with red-light cameras to be in compliance with yellow light duration.

Statewide, there are 25 municipalities with red-light cameras. Townships with ATS cameras include: Brick, Deptford, East Brunswick, Glassboro, Gloucester, Jersey City, Lawrence, Linden, Monroe, Piscataway, Pohatcong, Rahway, Roselle Park, Wayne and Woodbridge.


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