For Immediate Release: August 3, 2016

Assemblyman Dean Murray (R,C,I- East Patchogue) announced today his intention to introduce a bill that he has drafted that would institute a statewide standard for the minimum amount of time that a yellow traffic light must stay lit before changing to red.

With the emergence of red light cameras, many Long Islanders have expressed concern that camera-affixed intersections may have shortened yellow lights in an effort to increase the amount of tickets given to our motorists,” said Murray. “If true, this …