Exposing abuses in Florida's red light camera program earned 10 Investigates a number of prestigious national honors, including the duPont-Columbia Award, the George Polk Award, and several regional Emmy awards.
A quiet change to Florida's traffic rules has allowed shorter yellow light intervals and millions of dollars in additional fines.
Lawmakers quickly act on 10 News Investigation; reach out to state transportation leaders for fix.
Hillsborough Commissioners decide to study the lengths of yellow lights at RLC intersections, but Tampa officials resist nat'l safety guidelines.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn won't talk about the city's short yellow lights - among the shortest in all of Tampa Bay - but council ordered a review.
Panama City News Herald pens editorial, "why not just lengthen yellow lights to improve safety?"
10 News caught up with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn Friday to ask about the city's yellow light intervals, among the shortest in Tampa Bay.
The head of Florida's Senate Transportation Committee informed FDOT he was launching a legislative investigation into RLC & short yellow lights following a 10 News Investigation.
Daytona Beach News-Journal pens editorial: "This latest report should bring a serious rethinking of red-light cameras by legislators and local policymakers. Traffic rules and laws should not be a game of 'gotcha.' "
The City of Brooksville asks FDOT for permission to extend its intervals following the 10 News Investigation.
Melissa Wandall has always fought for safer intersections and says she was disturbed by the discovery that yellow lights may have been shortened to create more revenue.
The 10 News Investigators identify more short yellow lights in Manatee Co., shortened just before red-light cameras were installed.
Careful analysis of timing sheets at Orlando intersections shows recently-reduced yellow lights at some of the city's lucrative RLC sots.
FDOT confirms to 10 News that it will increase the minimum intervals for yellow lights statewide.
The St. Petersburg City Council will discuss safer intersections safer this month, as a report on yellow light lengths was requested by council.
The 10 News Investigators found shrinking yellow lights weren't just a product of FDOT's quiet reduction in state minimums; several communities with RLC reduced the length of their yellow lights before state law even allowed it.
Hillsborough Co. commissioners voted unanimously to request longer yellow light intervals.
City Commissioners rebuffed their mayor - and a 10 News investigation - that suggested yellow lights at South Pasadena intersections may be too short for safe stopping.
Traffic engineers briefed councilmembers and commissioners Thursday on new yellow light policies that may surpass Florida's low minimums.
Backtracking on comments critical of 10 News' coverage of short yellow lights, the South Pasadena City Commission voted unanimously to ask for longer yellow lights.
Short yellow lights set are ticketing more drivers than they should in Polk Co. And some of the timings may not even comply with the state's low minimums.
It's been hard for elected officials to follow all the "engineer-speak" on short yellow lights.
Traffic officials told Tampa councilmembers the city has never done anything wrong, at least not intentionally, when it comes to yellow light intervals.
This list of Tampa Bay's red light cameras and yellow light intervals - couple with safe driving - can help you avoid getting a ticket.
Drivers will now have 60 days instead of 30 to dispute them, and instead of heading to court, they'll now have the right to request a hearing with a city or county appointed magistrate, kind of like a code enforcement officer.
St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster's proposed 2014 budget includes a forecast drop in revenue from fines & forfeitures, which includes red light cameras.
New Port Richey councilmembers will discuss disappointing revenue numbers from its red light camera safety program and whether it would be better for the city to just scrap the cameras in the next year.
While the number of overall car crashes went up in the six months after RLC were installed along US-19 in Pasco County, the county's top traffic engineer says the camera technology was not responsible.
The 10 News Investigators reveal how some cities are using stricter-than-intended enforcement to issue rolling right tickets to safe drivers.
New Port Richey is about to "flip the switch" on RLC enforcement on right turns for the first time, but following 10 News' story about "Florida's Rolling Right Trap," chief Kim Bogart said he is re-examining some of the program's criteria.
Ocala Star-Banner reports the tiny city of Dunnellon will remove its red light cameras amid outrage from residents and visitors.
As voting gets underway in the mayoral and council elections, St. Pete residents find themselves confronted with choices that could change the city's direction on the Pier, Major League Baseball, and red light cameras. The red light camera (RLC) issue, one that's been investigated thoroughly by 10 News in recent months, has been brought up repeatedly at candidate forums and debates.
Following extensive reporting by 10 News, the Tampa Bay Times pens an editorial panning the red light camera safety claims along US-19.
The Sarasota Herald Tribune cites WTSP's "Yellow Light Trap" investigation in an editorial calling for more accountability and better research on Red Light Cameras (RLC).
Lobbying reports show American Traffic Solutions has spent up to $293k lobbying elected officials in Florida through the first six months of 2013.
Hillsborough County commissioners had asked staff to explore longer yellow lights, but a veteran engineer warned longer yellows could cause accidents.
One of the nation's leading RLC critics has taken a shot at Hillsborough County Commissioners after they backed off a previous proposal to increase yellow light intervals above the state's minimums.
American Traffic Solutions, Inc. and affiliated companies contribute to at least two St. Pete council candidates' coffers...
Lakeland adds nine new cameras at six intersections. But following suggestions for safe operation of the cameras, only warnings will be issued for the first month.
State Sen. Jeff Brandes tells 10 News he plans to file a proposed repeal of the 2010 Mark Wandall Safety Act, the law that regulates red light cameras in Florida.
Candidates in Lakeland's mayoral contest discuss different approaches toward the city's red light camera safety program.
The Bradenton Herald pens an editorial calling upon the city and county's elected leaders to hold engineers accountable and mandate longer yellow lights at red light camera intersections.
The attorney general may try to chalk it up as a "win," but a pair of Hernando County judges upheld hundreds of dismissed red light camera tickets, in spite of the AG's concern.
Not one driver who has argued a violation in front of a local magistrate has succeeded thus far, despite several of them having legitimate grounds to contest the ticket.
More than 100 days after FDOT acknowledged yellow lights are too short, almost none of Tampa Bay's hundreds of RLCs have been fixed yet, and drivers are still getting unfair tickets.
Hillsborough Co. engineers extend yellow intervals at red light camera intersections immediately, well-ahead of FDOT's Dec. 31 deadline.
A recent tweak to the state's red light camera law was designed to reduce the number of safe drivers unfairly ticketed. However, Manatee County is using the tweak to triple the number of tickets it issues. The county reports it was not turning a profit from RLC through May, when it was averaging just 367 violations a month. In June, when new cameras were installed, the number jumped to 1,236. And in July, when right turns were enforced, that number soared to 3,436.
With Tampa seeing a dramatic drop in red-light running and tickets produced at its current camera intersections, the city hopes expanding the program will compel more drivers to stop before the light turns red.
A 10 News investigation revealed many cities and counties with red light cameras aren't following the red light camera law. And some claims about safety don't stand up to scrutiny.
10 News finds nearly half of Florida cities & counties aren't reporting red light camera-related crash stats required by law.
10 News reports Bradenton's crash statistics - and claim that crashes have decreased at red light camera intersections - were calculated incorrectly.
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