Exhibits
You must read Exhibit A, Press Brief. It is an overall easy-to-understand essay about why we are doing this, the legal basis, and what is at stake. If all you read is the Press Brief, we will be happy.
For physicists and engineers, we present you Exhibit C, Problem with the ITE Kinematic Formula in a Nutshell; Exhibit D, Short Yellows and Turns; Exhibit E, Dilemma Zone; Exhibit F, Derivation of the Yellow Light Interval Equation and Exhibit H, Approach Speed vs. Speed Limit. These papers show you in detail how Denos Gazis and the Institute of Transportation Engineers derived the yellow light interval equation and how that equation and the misapplication of the equation create dilemma zones forcing drivers to run red lights. Approach Speed vs Speed Limit shows how engineers routinely underestimate the approach speed. Approach speeds set less than the speed limit, set less than the 85% percentile rule, or measured at any location other than at the critical distance, force drivers to run red lights.
How long should your yellow lights be according to your DOT? This interactive spreadsheet tells you. Though these values are the federal standards, they still are less than what Newton's Laws of Motion require. The spreadsheet computes times and braking distances for both ITE and AASTHO values of perception time and deceleration. You can change these values. You can also change the grade of the road and its speed limit.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Exhibit N shows you how Cary's lengthening of a yellow light duration decreased red light runners by 80% and how Cary's shortening of a yellow light is currently increasing red light runners by 1000%. Cary furnished the data.
A Citation, Exhibit K, issued by Redflex for the Town of Cary is filled with legal problems. The citation misquotes local ordinances in order to secure payment, presents the civilian Brad Hudson as a sworn police officer in violation of the Cary-Redflex contract, purposefully replaces no-evidence with sufficient evidence in order to falsely initiate the case, and violates the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments of the US Constitution.
If you are the owner but not the driver, and received a citation from Cary, Raleigh or Knightdale, you don't have to pay the citation. Download the affidavit for Cary, Raleigh or Knightdale and mail it to the mayor.
Exhibits
| A. | Press Brief |
Jan 14, 2012 |
| B. | Glossary of Traffic Engineering Terms |
Jan 14, 2012 |
| C. | Problem with ITE Kinematic Formula in a Nutshell |
Feb 15, 2012 |
| D. | Short Yellows and Turns |
Apr 14, 2012 |
| E. | Dilemma Zone |
Jan 16, 2012 |
| F. | Derivation of the Yellow Light Interval Equation |
Feb 10, 2012 |
| G. | ITE, IIHS, Vanasse, Hangen, Brustlin Response to Ceccarelli's Feb. 2010 Derivation of the Yellow Light Interval Equation |
Apr 29, 2012 |
| H. | Approach Speed vs. Speed Limit |
Mar 1, 2012 |
| I. | Yellow Interval Spreadsheet, English, Metric |
Mar 9, 2011 |
| J. | Short Yellows and Turns Spreadsheet, English, Metric |
Mar 9, 2011 |
| K. | Old Cary Citation New Cary CitationCompare old and new pages 2 and 4. After confronting Cary's issuing of fraudulent citations at our hearing in January 2012, Cary decided not to chance Judge Ridgeway's adding a third class of 50,000 plaintiffs to the already existing lawsuit. And so Cary corrected the wording on the citation to match the law. According to the 2001 Wake County law, if the owner gets a ticket but the owner was not driving, the owner neither has to pay nor identify the driver. Though Cary fixed its citations, Raleigh still issues fraudulent citations. Knightdale may also issue fraudulent citations. |
Apr 24, 2012 |
| L. | Charges Against the Town of Cary |
Feb 1, 2012 |
| M. | The Three Failure Groups |
Feb 20, 2011 |
| N. | Graphs of Cary Camera Data Showing Short Yellows Forcing People to Run Reds |
Feb 1, 2011 |
| O. | NCDOT Requirements for Signed and Sealed Signal Plans (includes ITSS Unit Design Manual) |
Jan 9, 2010 |
| P. | NCDOT ITSS Unit Design Manual. Std 5-2-2, pg 4 of 4. Page 19 |
Jan 4, 2010 |
| Q. | Cary Citations Spreadsheet |
Feb 20, 2011 |
| R. | Cary Short Yellows and Turns Spreadsheet |
Apr 2, 2012 |
| S. | Cary Red Light Camera Intersection Signal Plans |
Jan 18, 2011 |
| T. | Penal Fines for the Profit of Redflex Traffic Solutions |
Jan 8, 2011 |
Ceccarelli vs. Town of Cary, Wake County Superior Court Case 10-CVS-019930
| CA. | Class Action Certified |
Apr 1, 2012 |
| CB. | Plaintiff's Opposition to Cary's Motion to Dismiss |
January 25, 2012 |
| CC. | Cary's Motion to Dismiss |
May 9, 2011 |
| CD. | Original Complaint |
Dec 22, 2010 |
Laws
| LA. | Cary Town Charter 2011. Pages 18, 19 |
Mar 28, 2011 |
| LB. | Cary Town Charter 2009. Pages 22, 23 |
Apr 4, 2011 |
| LC. | Cary Town Code Sec 34, 2011. Pages 39, 40, 41 |
Mar 4, 2011 |
| LD. | Cary Town Code Sec 34, 2010. Pages 39, 40, 41 |
Nov 11, 2010 |
| LE. | Raleigh Ordinances, Sec 11, 2011. Pages 21, 22 |
Aug 24, 2011 |
| LF. | North Carolina Red Light Camera Session Laws |
Jan 25, 2012 |
| LG. | North Carolina Constitution Article IX |
Feb 1, 2012 |
| LH. | North Carolina General Statute 115C-437 |
Feb 1, 2012 |
Owner but not Driver. Do Not Pay. Do not Identify Driver.
| OA. | Affidavit for Cary |
Apr 9, 2012 |
| OB. | Affidavit for Raleigh |
Apr 9, 2012 |
| OC. | Affidavit for Knightdale |
Apr 9, 2012 |
| PA. | Traffic Engineering Handbook, 1965 |
Feb 4, 2010 |
| PB. | The Problem of the Amber Signal Light in Traffic Flow, 1959 |
Sep 12, 2011 |
| PC. | Traffic Engineering Handbook, 1999 |
Dec 2, 2009 |
| PD. | Traffic Engineering Handbook, 2010 |
Jun 17, 2010 |
| PE. | The Dilemma with Dilemma Zones |
Sep 15, 2011 |
| PF. | Determining Vehicle Signal Change Intervals, 1994 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
| PG. | Abstract - Misapplied Physics in the International Standards Profits Red Light Camera Companies, 2012 |
Apr 27, 2012 |
| PH. | Misapplied Physics in the International Standards Profits Red Light Camera Companies, 2012 |
May 14, 2012 |