The part that really irks me is the optimization for revenue that seems to occur with red light camera intersections. They are hoping that you will run the light.
For instance, a north-south road has the red. The intersecting east-west road has a left turn arrow. The north-south's right turn lanes should be able to turn, and before the cameras were installed, they simply had yield signs. But now that there's money to be made, there is no turn on red.
Another variation on the same idea: The north-south road's light is turning red. The east-west road will get a left turn arrow, and the north-south road will get a right turn arrow. Before the cameras were installed, the right turn arrows started at the same time as the yellow in the same direction, so right turners didn't have to stop. Now that there's $100 per violation to be made, there is a 3 second delay between red light and right turn arrow.
For instance, a north-south road has the red. The intersecting east-west road has a left turn arrow. The north-south's right turn lanes should be able to turn, and before the cameras were installed, they simply had yield signs. But now that there's money to be made, there is no turn on red.
Another variation on the same idea: The north-south road's light is turning red. The east-west road will get a left turn arrow, and the north-south road will get a right turn arrow. Before the cameras were installed, the right turn arrows started at the same time as the yellow in the same direction, so right turners didn't have to stop. Now that there's $100 per violation to be made, there is a 3 second delay between red light and right turn arrow.