[Zimahl]

I live in Beaverton, OR. I'm not a fan of red light cameras but it's not that easy to get a red light ticket. We only have 4 intersections that have red light cameras[0], and they were put in because of the egregious abuse of the intersections. To get a red light ticket you would've had to either ignore or respond to a yellow light way later than anyone would agree is acceptable. There are intersections here where 3 or 4 cars will continue to turn on a red signal - it's insane.

Mr. Jarlstrom's wife may have been an outlier for the hardware and software that calculates the tickets. But, overall, the system is catching folks who are breaking the law.

[0]: https://beavertonpolice.org/204/Photo-Enforcement

[unreal37]

I bet adding less than 1 extra second to the length of the yellow light will reduce accidents in those intersections too. What he's doing to fix the problem seems fair.

Reducing the accidents (injuries and damages) is better than catching more people.

[davengh]

> There are intersections here where 3 or 4 cars will continue to turn on a red signal - it's insane. Sounds like targeted enforcement at those intersections is called for.

[krustyburger]

I spend a lot of time in Beaverton and have had quite a few close calls as a pedestrian. There’s something about the way they teach driving in Washington County...

[Zimahl]

It's the lackadaisical suburbs. Distracted drivers all over the place.

[dsfyu404ed]

>There are intersections here where 3 or 4 cars will continue to turn on a red signal - it's insan

Well then maybe they should increase the time available for a left turn instead of using it as an opportunity to collect revenue.