At least six cities caught shortening yellow lights - which decreases safety - for profit.

Short yellow light times at intersections have been proven to increase the number of traffic violations and accidents. Conversely, increasing the yellow light duration can dramatically reduce red-light violations at an intersection. Despite this, some local governments have completely ignored the safety benefit of longer yellow light time and installed red-light cameras (themselves Orwellian) and shortened yellow light duration all to steal money from the citizens.

The cities caught "red handed" include:

• Chattanooga, TN
• Dallas, TX
• Springfield, MO
• Lubbock, TX
• Nashville, TN
• Union City, CA

D.A.G. says: It is our belief that yellow lights ought to have standardized timing across the city, should be sufficiently long, and even display a countdown timer. If you're ever wondering why such painfully obvious improvements are not made, now you know. Stupidity, incompetence, and greed.