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Because the presence of the camera system alters drivers' behavior.
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In such a way as to make them have more frequent accidents? Hard to prove that one.
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Milton Bradley's on to something, though.
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Quote by: tivodan116 Conversely, they have found that the best way to make intersections safer is to increase the yellow time to on the order of 5-6 seconds. |
Well, if the story in the OP is true, then maybe the reason for the increase in accident rates isn't the cameras, but the
reduction of the yellow time. If increasing yellow time can lower accident rates, it sounds reasonable to me that lowering it might contribute to more accidents.