There is a logical solution to all this corrupt Cities revenue boosting, on law abiding taxpayers backs.
Oh, Fremont said, said they did it for "traffic control reasons".
If you live in a tiny, small, medium, or large city ,,,the Majority of voters can tell the Mayor or City Manager, "We want honest traffic lights with no doubt and not yellow late speeding, ticket boosting for revenue like Fremont(he was Dishonorably Discharged by President Lincoln, a Social Climber and Liar, John C. Fremont), therefore We the People demand COUNTDOWN YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS installed at all stop lights within a year."
A much more certain ,Safer ,and less Taxing traffic light.
Sell the old uncertain used traffic lights to Mexico Canada or China. Whatever.
But put a proper End to the current flawed system of replacing flawed with flawed instead of improved !!
I know, some small cities only seem democratic, like Burlingame(a lawyer?! ick).
Notice the "standard" city parking lot concrete abutments/stop bars are scraping many expensive new lower cars, the Mayor said, "No, the standard size is not an inch too high. And it would cost too much to replace them all at once any way. So new ones will not be as needed,just you say, an inch or two shorter!"
Burlingame make $MILLIONS off hotel tax of Bay side highrise hotels, those poor "no taxation without representation!" fleeced tourists !!
So Who "can not afford it" ?
The much less democratic cities.
Real estate interests control this Mayor and most of City Council.
Gullible lazy uninformed stupid and "too busy" voters to boot !!
Let's see were democracy really lives in the USA!