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Originally Posted by abaucom21
Just by chance today I stopped at a store beside the intersection. I timed the yellow light and it was only yellow for 8 seconds. Remember this is a 40 mph zone and intersection light only visible once you get to the top of a small hill. Now every time I approach this intersection, moving with the flow of traffic, I tense up ready to slam on the breaks. Over the decades been rear ended three times, seriously injured once.
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Wow 8 seconds? Down here in Florida the light stays yellow about 1 second for every 8 mph.
25 MPH -- 3.0 Seconds
30 MPH -- 3.5 Seconds
35 MPH -- 4.0 Seconds
40 MPH -- 4.5 Seconds
45 MPH -- 5.0 Seconds
50 MPH -- 5.5 Seconds
55 MPH -- 6.0 Seconds
minimum of 3 seconds for lower speeds.