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Federal Agency Rules Traffic Camera Enforcement Lines Illegal

December 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Federal agency declares use of red light camera stop lines to be illegal and potentially unsafe.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last month issued an official ruling that found red light camera "violation lines" illegal. A number of jurisdictions across the country paint four-inch wide white lines on the pavement at what is known as the "prolongation" of the cross street’s curb line in order to facilitate the use of automated ticketing machines. These are not the "stop bar" or crosswalk lines that most motorists expect, but a third set of lines that appear at the very edge of the intersection.

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