It's always important to look sharp when running a red.

Got one of these in NYC a year ago. Tried to appeal it through the mail by saying the yellow was way too short (which it was). Didn't get anywhere, it was my word against theirs. I wound up paying it, since you don't get points against your license anyway. It's the equivalent of a parking ticket. As Last5oh so aptly pointed out above, it really is just a CASH-GRAB. A government racket to fleece motorists by placing the cameras at high-speed intersections, while simultaneously shortening the yellows. So you've got 2 choices: 1) Stop on a dime as soon as you see it turn yellow and get rammed up your A$$ by the tailgater 2 inches behind you...or 2) "gun" it on the yellow to prevent the inevitable rear-ender, and wait patiently for the ticket in the mail.