NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A blog has placed Nashville on a list of cities with short yellow lights.

Video: Nashville Makes Top 10 List For Yellow Lights

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, a yellow light is supposed to last one second for every 10 mph on the posted speed limit.

Some people claim that in Nashville, the time has been shortened to increase the number of tickets to make more money for the city.

Antioch resident Joe Savage said the lights are undertimed and that he has been cited twice for running a red-light.

"Your going through the amber, it gives you enough time to get through. But then you get to the point where you got less than 2 1/2 seconds, the light invariably turns, and they nab you," he said.

In an area that’s 30 mph, the yellow light should last about three seconds. Savage said he timed a series of lights on Broadway in downtown Nashville to under three seconds.

"(Inaudible) admitted that they don’t calibrate these lights, or they don't check them intermittently. Well I did, and I checked each one of these lights 10 times or more, and at no time did they register three seconds," he said.

Metro Public Works personnel can’t set the timer for under three seconds, because a computer won't allow it.

"This device has a safety feature built in that will not allow a time less than 3.0 seconds for your yellow. For example, if I want to enter 2 ½ seconds and hit enter, by default it kicks me back to 3.0," said Metro Traffic engineer Chip Knauf.

Traffic engineers said they timed a light at 2nd Avenue and Broadway at three seconds. Public Works representatives said the lights are set for safety and not ticket traps.

The Web site Newspaper.com has placed Nashville No. 6 on its Top 10 list of with short yellow lights.