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Clearing the air on red-light cameras

Traffic moves past the sign for the red-light

Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | Traffic moves past the sign for the red-light camera on Old Country Road in Westbury (Aug. 18, 2011)

Judy Cartwright

Judy Cartwright Judy Cartwright

Judy Cartwright writes the Community Watchdog column

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Let's take a moment to tie up some loose ends about those red-light cameras everyone loves to hate.

 

Last month we told you that a 2011 state directive set new standards for yellow signals on state roads. The result: longer yellows.

All traffic signals on state roads now conform to the memo, according to the state Department of Transportation, so yellow lights at those intersections...

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