In the United States, an engineer criticized the work of road cameras, he was fined. But through the court he proved that he did not violate the law

The engineer of Swedish origin, Mats Yarlestem, found shortcomings in the road cameras (who record violators who have traveled to the red light) of Oregon, where he lives for a long time. But the local authorities fined him for $ 500 for "engineering without appropriate permission." After that, Yarlstem filed a lawsuit and won it from the state authorities, the newspaper Washington Post said .

Yarlestem graduated from an engineering school in Stockholm, was a mechanic in the Air Force of Sweden, worked as a researcher at the electrical engineering factory. For the past 20 years, he has been making a living with design and repair of audio equipment. Since the 90s, he lives in Oregon.

Once his wife was discharged an account of $ 150 for travel through the intersection. The Yarlestem decided to figure it out and found out that the mathematical formula used to timing the yellow light is outdated and unfair to drivers.

The Yarlestem came to the conclusion that the formula for counting the duration of the yellow light has not changed since the 1950s. In addition, it only applies to cars that move in a straight line. For machines on turns, you need more time to slow down and turn.

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The engineer spoke about his find to the local authorities, the media, played at conferences. He also deduced a new formula for counting the required time. But the results of the investigation against the Yarstrym showed that only those who have a license recognized by the state can speak publicly on such topics. After that, the engineer filed a counter law on violation of the first amendment to the US Constitution.

In early December of this year, the Oregon Prosecutor General admitted that the rights of the Yarlstrym to freedom of speech were violated. The authorities explained that the engineer has the right to speak freely about the work of cameras if he does not act as someone's hired employee. In addition, he was compensated by $ 500, which he paid as a fine.