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I wonder how many people know that when a red light camera is installed at an intersection they actually reduce the length of time the light is yellow in order to catch more people. Also, rear end collisions significantly increase at intersections with red light cameras due to sudden/aggressive braking out of fear of setting off the camera.

The above mentioned things are two of my biggest gripes with red light cameras. The third thing that gets me is that a large portion of the revenue generated from the citations goes to a private company that installs/operates the systems for the cities that use them. The cities themselves don't own/operate the systems, they simply collect a portion of the fine and provide the legal system. So a private company is making money off of it, which is wrong IMO.