By: diddlede on 11/9/07
I think the City should advise its citizens as to what will be the criteria for fining a person when they are caught on camera. Do we now have to slam on our brakes when the light turns yellow and cause an accident or are we allowed to continue through a yellow light if we are unable to stop ? The city needs to explain all this to us and not leave us in the dark until we get a ticket for something we did not know we were doing wrong. We have all been taught "yellow" is for caution and red is for "stop" so is this still true.

By: interkosmos on 11/9/07
In Driver's Ed. class I was taught that there was a "Point of No Return" where if it is too dangerous to stop on yellow, you are allowed to proceed...

Just in case I'm wrong about this, that class was taught by Mr. Gary Johnson at OHS...

By: mm123 on 11/10/07
It's about time we get the red light cameras. However, they shouldn't tell everyone where they are putting them. I had to run some errands in town yesterday after 4:15 pm, and at 3 different lights I had to wait for 2-4 cars to travel through a red light before I could go. I was wondering if the timing was off on the yellow lights maybe.

The yellow light issue is easy. If it turns yellow before you get to it, just stop. If it turns yellow while you are under it, you should be okay if the light is timed correctly. There have been times when the light turned yellow as I was going through it, and I noticed 2 or more cars following me through the light.

Yes, Murfreesboro keeps adding more homes and businesses without the roads to keep up. But waiting for another light is only going to take an extra minute or two. Most lights have left turn signals now, so you don't have to sit out there in the middle of traffic waiting for the light to turn red.

I know many think this is being done to make more money for the city, but those cameras aren't cheap. I truly believe if it works our roads will be safer. I hope the timing of the yellow lights is tested first to make sure people do have time to get through the lights.

Hopefully advancements such as this will make the roads safer for inexperienced as well as seasoned drivers. I'm not perfect by any means, but I have two adult chldren driving in this town and I wan them to be safe. I work in Nashville, and I just don't see this kind of thing there. Murfreesboro is growing way too fast, and it's time to realize we live in a small town with big town traffic.

I would like to see a follow up to this article by a city engineer or a police official assuring the public this is a good move and will make our roads safer.