At Avalon Way and 35th Avenue SW, a camera flash and a mailed citation do not always go together. Drivers encounter an uneven pattern at the intersection: sometimes nothing arrives in the mail after a flash, though tickets are issued there.

Late movement through the light, especially left turns onto 35th as yellow edges into red, accounts for the clearest pattern. Those turns can produce a conspicuous flash without an immediately clear outcome. The camera records the pass for later review, so the flash alone does not establish whether a citation will follow.

That uncertainty makes the intersection memorable for drivers who pass through regularly. Exactly when the system will trigger is not always apparent, particularly when nearby driving appears to warrant enforcement but draws no obvious response.

At Avalon and 35th, the flash generally signals that a vehicle's movement came close enough to the limit to draw the camera's attention. The decision about a mailed citation may come later, after the recorded pass has been reviewed.

Drivers who travel that route often face the same choice as yellow fades: stop or try to finish the turn. Stopping rather than squeezing through offers the safer course.