The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices does not allow for prolongation lines used in Red Light Camera Intersections in Tucson. The line is usually more than 20 feet pass the crosswalk and according to that same manual the crosswalk is part of the intersection. It is also stated in the manual and in Arizona Revised Statutes that if you have entered the intersection on the green light or yellow light, you have the right of way to finish your exit in that intersection even after the light turns red. In addition most of the signs at these intersections are incorrectly posted. The ARS state clearly that if any one of the signs is incorrectly posted a person should not be held accountable for the violation. The FHWA has put out an official letter declaring the prolongation line specifically in Tucson to be illegal. With all that evidence if you go to court on a red light camera ticket they will find you culpable regardless of what you have to say and regardless the fact that the law alone wins the case for the defense. It took me a year to get my ticket dismissed after I appealed an illegal culpable finding by a corrupt Judge.
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