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Comment Re:Easy to solve - calibrate them to overestimate (Score 2) 398

You don't increase time on the yellow.... you let the yellow turn red on the same timer, but you leave both directions red for 2 seconds just to ensure the intersection is clear before showing a green light. That's how you make it safer.

But this doesn't stop rolling-rights-on-red which are the bread and butter of these revenue machines.

And I have yet to see any data that r-r-o-r are dangerous.

Comment Re:Easy to solve - calibrate them to overestimate (Score 1) 398

Ideally, if you are inside the solid lines when the light turns yellow you should be able to proceed through the intersection at the speed limit before the light goes red..

This has not been true for some many years, but is often thought to be the rule, like "You will die from the powder residue from a broken flourescent light bulb".

Comment Re:Easy to solve - calibrate them to overestimate (Score 1) 398

Legally, yes. I not only stopped for the red, I stopped at the stop line which is much further back than where most motorists stop. The annoying part is that if I drove as badly as everyone else, nothing would have happened.

Now whenever I stop, I end up questioning whether I'm doing the right thing.

Clearly the only solution is to take the bus.

Now I see their clever plan . . .

Comment Re:Easy to solve - calibrate them to overestimate (Score 2) 398

Also, can we stop pretending these are about anything other than revenue generation?

This. Just the mere fact that they actually budgeted against the ticket revenue tells you everything you need to know.

And that they have access to the revenue data but have no idea if the roads are safer.

Submission + - Google Releases Android 5.0 Lollipop SDK And Nexus Preview Images

An anonymous reader writes: As promised, Google today released the full Android 5.0 Lollipop SDK, along with updated developer images for Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013), ADT-1, and the Android emulator. The latest version of Android isn't available just yet, but the company is giving developers a head start (about two weeks), so they can test their apps on the new platform. To get the latest Android 5.0 SDK, fire up Android SDK Manager and head to the Tools section, followed by latest SDK Tools, SDK Platform-tools, and SDK Build-tools. Select everything under the Android 5.0 section, hit "Install packages...", accept the licensing agreement, and finally click Install.

Submission + - anonabox Kickstarter SUPENDED (kickstarter.com) 1

hduff writes: I was just notified by email that the anonabox Kickstarter project has been suspended by Kickstarter for violating their TOS.

All funding has stopped and backers will not be charged for their pledges, according to the message.

A sad result, but you have to credit Kickstarter for their actions.

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