United States
Reducing Red Light Running Crashes: A Research Perspective
Summary Information
This paper includes the results of a 1999 survey of drivers in 5 U.S. cities that employ red-light running enforcement cameras and 5 cities that do not use the cameras. The study found that drivers in both groups of cities strongly favor the use of enforcement cameras. In cities currently using the cameras, 80 percent of drivers approved of their use, while in cities that do not have enforcement cameras 76 percent of drivers were in favor of the systems. The 5 cities surveyed that employed red-light running enforcement cameras were:
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Mesa Arizona
- Oxnard, California
- San Francisco, California
The cities surveyed that did not employ photo enforcement were:
- Arlington, Texas
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Fresno, California
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
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See also:
Use of Automated Enforcement for Red Light Violations (August 1997).
Automated Enforcement in Transportation, Institute of Transportation Engineers Report (December 1999).
Red Light Photo Enforcement Program, San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic; San Francisco, California (March 1999).
Can We Increase the Capability of Red Light Cameras? (February 2000).
Retting, R.A. and Williams, A.F. "Public opinion regarding red light cameras
and the perceived risk of being ticketed." Traffic Engineering and Control, in press as of August 2000.
