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I’m wondering if anyone else has received the same traffic ticket as me. My daily commute takes me down (heading west) E Denny Way to turn left onto Stewart St, and another immediate left onto Yale Ave to enter I-5 south. Starting around 2 weeks ago the traffic on Yale Ave slows down the smooth flow to I-5 south, causing cars to be paused at Denny and Yale. This is where the traffic cam snapped a photo of my car, thinking I was stopped on a pedestrian crossing on a red light. But what the traffic cam didn’t capture is the fact that I am waiting on a green left turn signal to get onto Yale. Both pedestrian crossings have a red light. The green left turn signal was not visible in the traffic cam photo because a tree is in the way. This morning I went out to video the intersection to show how traffic flows. For each turn of the light I saw a car in the same position I was. And I wonder if they will be getting traffic infraction tickets in the mail in a couple of weeks. I already sent in the coupon to contest this ticket. Picture 1: Green highlight shows the path I drive on Denny-Stewart-Yale to I-5 south. Orange circle is the tiny bit of Stewart Street where cars have to pause, waiting for Yale traffic to get onto the freeway. Picture 2: Satellite image of the same path, with the tree that blocked the traffic cam from seeing I had a green left turn signal. Where can I go to possibly prevent another baseless ticket and others from getting ticketed? Do I go to SDOT, City Council, SPD, or some other agency/department? submitted by /u/tokixjam |
