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It’s not red-light cameras that cause accidents

In response to “We are surveilled enough these days” (March 10 Forum):

Drivers who have to slam on their brakes to avoid a ticket should have been braking when the light first turned yellow. We should not be speeding up to beat the yellow. THAT is what causes the rear-end accidents.

Bob Tarleton, Charlotte

This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 1:35 PM with the headline "It’s not red-light cameras that cause accidents."

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