I would imagine that those violations will go back up as people get accustomed to the longer yellow lights. After all, running a yellow light isn't illegal, so people like to push the boundaries. I would think that instead of lengthening the time of yellow lights, they should simply lengthen the time before the next set of lights turn green. There would be a half second or so of all red lights instead of a half second extra of yellow. People will try to beat a red light by not stopping on the yellow, but are less likely to just blow through it once it has already turned red.

That is precisely what was done, when the yellow lights were extended so were the all red periods. That does make the intersection much safer. You must also take into consideration that the people that usually run the red light are not doing it on purpose. They are either distracted or driving impaired, that will not be remedied by an intersection with a camera.

I didn't notice any delay in the lights turning green after all lights are red. Only a much longer yellow light.

I drive through quite a lot of red light cameras to-from work in Arnold, on Manchester, Brentwood Blvd, etc. and nearly every case I've seen of people running the lights are due to them just trying to beat the red. They floor it during the yellow, trying to get past the intersection in time. I would, however, say that nearly all accidents caused by running the red lights are due to distractions, though, since they would be blowing through the red at a much later time.

Also, why doesn't Arnold have those nice big signs up on the lights like they do on Manchester and Brentwood Blvd? Seems like the big signs that state "Red LIghts Photo Enforced" would cause people who are not familiar with the area to think twice before beating the red. Not sure how many people see the small, photo enforced sign way to the right of the intersection, especially a large, multilane intersection like Richardson Rd/Vogel. I think it is things like this that give the impression that it is about money, not safety.

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I guess you don't understand then that some communities shorten the yellow light in order to catch people who otherwise wouldn't have run the red light. Or, that many people feel the cameras contribute to more accidents as drivers slam on the brakes to avoid them. Most people view the cameras not as a safety tool, but a revenue source during tough times. Hopefully, now you will understand the other side.

@ Ms. Krueger: It would be nice if the camera technology was a simple as you think, but your argument is flawed. I can drive through all of the red light camera intersections perfectly and still be cited for violating the law if someone was photographed in a car that I own OR if someone at ATS simply thinks it's my license plate.

This entire PR piece is rooted in fallacy. ATS can't comment on driver behavior because their cameras don't send citations to drivers. They are sent to owners. My vehicle that I have driven daily for nine years has had three different Missouri license plates. To the cameras that will look like three different drivers. And two different people driving the same car will look like one driver to their technology. Any data they purport to have is only half true, but that is right in line with their business model, so I'm not surprised.

If there is a true problem with people running red lights, your municipal officials should diagnose the problem and have engineers address the issue. It should not be a situation where a multi-million dollar company has to go before the council and make a sales pitch so that they are adding "clients" and increasing profits. Entrusting public safety to cameras is a poor solution to traffic issues and demonstrates a severe lack of critical thinking by local governments.