DUDE, it's not a matter of tickets. Also, the VERY short timing of the yellow light has nothing to do with the sensor. The sensor is used for traffic on Beaconsfield ONLY. The light timing is manually set by the crew that installed them. It's a matter of safety. Unless you've actually done it, the speed limit there is 40 mph. If you're doing the LEGAL speed limit within 150 yards of that light, you have to slam on your brakes to stop so you don't run it red, causing an accident. THEN, after you do THAT, the potential for rear-end collisions skyrockets because you had to slam on your brakes in the first place! 40 is NOT that slow. 30 is slow. 40 is moderate for a LOCAL 5 lane road. ALL of the other yellow signals are a MINIMUM 7 seconds long. THAT is the state standard. My guess is this is a revenue generator for our local police department. I guarantee you will NOT make that light if you're going 40 mph within that distance without having to slam on your brakes! Drivers are ALWAYS slamming on their brakes because of that light. I drive that route every day of the week.

The amber time on signals is set based on the speed limit of roads. The standard for 40mph roads is actually 3.9 seconds, based on a safe stopping rate. 25mph and 30mph roads are 3.5 seconds of amber, 35mph is 3.6 seconds, 45mph is 4.3 seconds, 50mph is 4.7 seconds, and 55mph is 5.0 seconds. The "all red" interval that follows the amber light is based on the size of the intersection and the speed limit, ranging anywhere from 1.0 seconds to a maximum of 2.5 seconds.

This standard is for new signal timings only. If the timing was done before the standard was put in place, the yellow time would have been 4.8 seconds.

I have timed that light on multiple occasions with a calibrated stopwatch. It is yellow for exactly 2.244 seconds. Therefore, this light is not timed properly per the "engineer" above. I suggest I anyone that has been in an accident there, to contact a lawyer.