Ninth Deadliest State for Red-light Running Crashes
Seven-hundred-nineteen people are killed each year in red-light running crashes on average from 2011-2015. Traffic crashes are the single most significant cause of preventable death and injury in North America. Public costs exceed $14 billion per year, and more than half of the deaths in red-light running crashes are other motorists and pedestrians.
Red-light running is a deadly epidemic. Red-light safety camera programs have proven to reduce the number of red-light running collisions and their associated injuries and fatalities.
Red Light Safety Cameras Reduce the Number of Deadly Crashes
Cities that turned off their red-light camera programs experienced a 30 percent increase in fatal red-light running crashes and a 16 percent increase in fatal crashes of all types at signalized intersections.
By comparison, cities with active red-light camera programs experienced 21 percent fewer fatal red-light running crashes and 14 percent fewer fatal crashes of all types at signalized intersections.
A review of 79 cities with active camera programs between 1992 and 2014 found that red-light cameras saved 1,296 lives.
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety "Effects of Turning On and Off Red Light Cameras on Fatal Crashes in Large U.S. Cities." July 2016.
Changing Driver Behavior
Reducing Speed Makes a Difference
It can be the difference between a fatal or survivable collision. A few miles per hour can mean the difference between life and death for a pedestrian who is hit by a motorist.
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Graphic by PEDS Atlanta
To view additional studies and research from other cities across the country showing the change in driver behavior and reduction of collisions from their road safety camera program, go here: verramobility.com/.