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In Association with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

THE AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY (ATS) The National Campaign to:. In Association with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). THE PROBLEM. Year 2000 106,000 crashes 89,000 injuries 1,030 fatalities $8.6 billion in financial cost. Source: Patrick Hasson, Safety Engineer, FHWA, 2002.

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In Association with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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  1. THE AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY (ATS) The National Campaign to: In Association with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

  2. THE PROBLEM Year 2000 106,000 crashes 89,000 injuries 1,030 fatalities $8.6 billion in financial cost Source: Patrick Hasson, Safety Engineer, FHWA, 2002 From 1992 to 2000, the number of fatal crashes at signalized intersections jumped 19 percent nationally, with red light running being the single most frequent cause — that’s more than three times the rate of increase for all other fatal crashes during the same period

  3. THE PROBLEM An IIHS study found that during peak commuting time at an intersection in Virginia, a motorist ran a red light every five minutes

  4. THE PROBLEM A 2001 report by the New York City Comptroller’s office found that drivers citywide run more than 1 million red lights during a typical 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. workday

  5. PUBLIC RESPONSE • There has been plenty of opposition, which is fed by talk radio, politicians with a Libertarian bent and Internet sites that discuss how to beat the tickets • Rep. Dick Armey, the House majority leader, accused cities of using the cameras to generate revenue and trapping drivers by shortening yellow light times • A North Carolina man sued the city of High Point claiming the cameras unlawfully require drivers to prove their innocence, are faulty and motivated by profit not safety • Man fired 15 shots at the first camera system to go into operation in Paradise Valley, Arizona

  6. PUBLIC RESPONSE • Red light cameras are increasingly being used to address these problems. They are in use in more than 70 U.S. communities • 73 percent of the public supports red light camera enforcement • Public supports the use of red light cameras; 80 percent in five cities with cameras and 76 percent in five cities without cameras

  7. ORGANIZED INITIATIVE TO STOP RED LIGHT RUNNING

  8. ORGANIZED INITIATIVE TO STOP RED LIGHT RUNNING • The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running • The Federal Highway Administration’s Stop Red Light Running Program • The Red Means Stop Coalition, a Phoenix, Arizona, non-profit organization established in 1999 • The American Trauma Society’s ongoing commitment to Stop Red Light Running Campaign • The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

  9. ORGANIZED INITIATIVE TO STOP RED LIGHT RUNNING For a list of red light running initiatives from across the country go to www.stopredlightrunning.com

  10. Benefits of Red Light Cameras • The increasing use of red light cameras has been fueled by escalating violations combined with growing public support, advances in technology, and mounting documentation of their safety benefits. Red light camera technology has been shown to be a promising tool that • ·Changes behavior and leads to safer driving habits • ·Saves lives • ·Reduces traffic crashes & dangerous driving • Reduces health care costs • Increases police officer safety and public safety • Responds to public concerns • Creates a violator-based revenue source that can be used to pay for increased public safety

  11. A COUNTER MEASURE THAT WORKS • Education • Engineering • Enforcement

  12. CAMERAS SAVE LIVES Oxnard, California: Injury crashes at intersections with traffic signals dropped 29 percent after camera enforcement began in 1997, and the reductions occurred at intersections with and without cameras. Fairfax, Virginia: Red light violations declined 44 percent after one year of camera enforcement. Washington, D.C.: Red light running fatalities were reduced from 16 to 2 in the first two years of red light cameras.

  13. CAMERAS SAVE LIVES Charlotte, North Carolina: Red light running violations dropped by more than 70 percent the first year. New York City: The city experienced a 62 percent decline in red light violations at camera intersections. Howard County, Maryland: In the four years the cameras have been operational, the number of crashes at every camera location dropped, with the declines ranging from 21 percent to 37.5 percent.

  14. CAMERAS SAVE LIVES San Francisco, California: Red light cameras led to a 68 percent violation rate reduction. Los Angeles County, California: Experienced a 92 percent drop in violations. Nationwide: Automated Enforcement of Traffic Signals: a Literature Review,reported violation reductions range from 20 percent to 87 percent, with half of the jurisdictions reporting between 40 percent and 62 percent reductions in red light violations.

  15. National Stop on Red Week September 7-13, 2003 Hasan Oztas, www.amtrauma.org --800-556-7890

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