A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that 113,000 people were injured and 676 were killed in crashes that involved red-light running in 2009 – two-thirds of the victims were pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants of vehicles hit by the red-light runners.
The study also showed that red-light safety cameras helped save more than 150 lives in 14 of the biggest U.S. cities from 2004 to 2008. Had the cameras been operating in all 99 U.S. cities with populations more than 200,000, more than 800 lives could have been saved.
Each time we enter an intersection, our families are at risk of becoming the victim of an accident – whether on foot or in a vehicle. Red light safety cameras help to change driver behavior and reduce the risk to our loved ones, however many people are unaware just how valuable these cameras are to those on the road.
The National Coalition for Safer Roads has created a powerful video, showing just how tragic the consequences of running a red light can be.
You can find the National Coalition for Safer Roads on their website, Twitter and Facebook pages, for more information about this important initiative.
Join the Coalition in spreading the word about the importance of red light safety camera. You may save the life of a loved one or spare a family the heartbreak of losing a life to a tragic intersection accident.
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Robyn, over on Robyn's World wrote about their origin on her blog:
http://www.robynsonlineworld.com/2011/05/business-not-safety-is-their-bottom.html
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Thank you for the link to the article. It's good to know who's behind the organization and what motivates them to advocate for their cause.
But I do think that the red-light cameras work as an effective deterrent to violations. I think the question is whether their benefits outweigh their costs to justify their usage.
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