The National Coalition for Safer Roads on Red-Light Camera Myths
5/8/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) commends a Florida television station for getting directly involved in the discussion on red-light safety cameras by collecting hard evidence from their local...
9 Investigates: Red light cameras, yellow lights and crashes
4/28/2012WFTV | Unknown Author
"WFTV took a look at whether or not red light cameras cause more accidents, and if cities have shortened the length of time a yellow light is lit to increase...
Florida Traffic Safety Act Goes Beyond Public Safety, Aids Research in Paralysis
3/12/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
Florida is raising the bar in its approach to traffic enforcement and road safety. A powerful traffic safety act uses a portion of traffic light violation fees to fund paralysis...
Statement From National Coalition for Safer Roads on Support for Speed Enforcement Technology
3/8/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
Today, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a new report, “Survey of the States: Speeding and Aggressive Driving,” on the role that speeding plays in traffic deaths. Speeding...
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Supports Red Light Safety Cameras
3/5/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
Joining the chorus of red light safety camera supporters, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the highly-respected brain and spinal cord injury research center at the University of Miami Miller...
Study: Strong Majority of Connecticut voters support red light safety cameras
2/23/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) today released the results of a recent public opinion poll showing that a strong majority of Connecticut registered voters, 68 percent, support the...
CT municipalities to install red light cameras to improve street safety
2/22/12CT Post-Chronicle | Unknown Author
"The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, as part of a coalition of advocacy groups and key state legislators, recently called on the Governor and General Assembly to enact legislation to give...
Red-Light Cameras Worth Trying
2/17/2012The Hartford Courant | Unknown Author
"The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is the latest group to urge the General Assembly to adopt legislation that would allow cities and towns to use automatic cameras to catch drivers...
Police chief: Red-light cams would save lives
2/16/2012CT Post | Ken Dixon
"Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said Thursday there would be fewer fatalities if state legislation were passed to allow cities to install cameras at major intersections. Gaudett, speaking in the...
Push for Red Light Cameras in Hartford
1/26/2012NEWS8 WTNH | Mark Davis
"The family of a man killed in a hit and run accident that made national news four years ago has joined the effort to bring red light cameras to Connecticut's...
Some Connecticut legislators support traffic camera bill
2/16/2012Milford-Orange Bulletin | Jordan Fenster
"Cameras may be coming to a red light near you, should a group of legislators get their way, though the fine for getting caught on film running a red might...
Guv Backs Red Light Cameras
1/12/2012New Haven Independent | Christine Stuart
"As New Haven relaunches its annual campaign for a red light camera bill, Gov. Dannel Malloy came out in favor of the concept."
Red-Light Cameras? Yes
12/31/2011The Hartford Courant | Unknown Author
"Earlier this month a pickup truck ran a red light at a downtown New Haven intersection and smashed so hard into a passing car that it was spun over the...
Hartford Pushes for Traffic Light Cameras
1/26/2012NBC Connecticut | LeAnne Gendreau
"The mayor of Hartford and the state Senator who represents the capital city are working together to appeal to the state Legislature to pass legislation to install cameras at...
New Haven Officials and Others Renew Call for Law that would Allow Red Light Cameras
1/9/2102The Register Citizen | William Kaempffer
"The city, members of the New Haven delegation and local safe street activists are making yet another run at state legislation that would allow it and other larger cities and...
Lawmakers to Again Consider Cameras at Red Lights
1/17/2012The Day | JC Reindl
"A bill to allow red-light enforcement cameras in large and medium-sized cities is ready to cycle through the state legislature again this year."
City Pushes Red Light Cameras
1/13/2012Yale Daily News | Nick Defiesta
"If Mayor John DeStefano Jr. gets his way in the state legislature, cameras may soon be installed at traffic lights throughout the city."
Segarra, Fonfara Support Red Light Cameras In Hartford
1/26/2012The Hartford Courant | Jon Lender
"Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and state Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, gave their public backing Thursday to the latest attempt to pass a bill legalizing red light...
Hartford Officials Back Red Light Cameras
1/26/2012CT News Junkie | Hugh McQuaid
"Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and Sen. John Fonfara threw their support behind legislation to legalize red light enforcement cameras Thursday, bringing the annual New Haven issue to the capital city."
72 Percent of Floridians Support Red Light Safety Camera Laws
2/13/2012National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
Tampa, FL — In 2010, Florida joined the national movement of nearly 30 states by enacting the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, Florida’s red light safety camera program. Now, two...
Majority of Missouri Red Light Runners Found in St. Lois
1/14/2012KMOV | Lindsay Bramson
"Red light camera statistics found that 7 out of 10 red light runners in the state of Missouri were found in the St. Louis area, with the most dangerous intersection...
Study: Red-light cameras make safer drivers
1/09/2012Las Cruces Sun-News | Steve Ramirez
"The preliminary conclusions of a New Mexico State University study on the use of red-light enforcement cameras show that Las Cruces motorists are apparently driving safer, and there appears to...
Don’t Stop Using Red-Light Cameras in KC
1/09/2012The Kansas City Star | Editorial
"Red-light cameras are working in Kansas City. They are reducing the number of people who barrel through stoplights, endangering themselves and others. Who wouldn’t like that kind of positive result?"
Red Light Cameras Capture Offenders
1/4/2012Seminole Chronicle | Jeff Gardenour
"When Karen Gebauer takes the time to drive to a Winter Springs Grizzlies youth football game, or anywhere else in the city for that matter, she takes comfort in knowing...
Red Light Cameras Make a Difference in Council Bluffs
1/4/2012WOWT | Jacki Ochoa
"Running a red light can have dangerous consequences. Statistics show thousands are injured while hundreds more die in accidents each year. In parts of Council Bluffs where the cameras are...
Put a Stop to Running Red Lights
1/2/2012Times Record | EDITORIAL
"Here is a modest proposal for a New Year’s resolution. Stop going through red lights. It’s simple enough. If the light is red, don’t enter an intersection. But it doesn’t...
Red-Light Cameras? Yes
12/31/2011Hartford Courant | EDITORIAL
"Earlier this month a pickup truck ran a red light at a downtown New Haven intersection and smashed so hard into a passing car...
Officials Hope Cameras Scare Drivers Straight
12/30/2011ABC News | Lisa Stark
Traffic-light cameras record drivers running red lights, dangerous crashes.
Statement from National Coalition for Safer Roads on Updated NHTSA 2010 Fatality and Injury Data Showing Intersection Related Crashes Decrease 7.1 Percent
12/8/2011National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released updated 2010 FARS data today showing that intersection-related fatality crashes declined by 7.1 percent (7,278 in 2009 to 6,758...
Editorial: Cameras get the job done
11/18/2011The Miami Herald | Editorial Board
"Many have challenged and protested the infallible lens of the red light cameras on guard above intersections throughout South Florida, but these cameras, despite criticism from violators and politicians alike,...
East Cleveland Residents Vote to Keep the City’s Traffic Cameras
11/08/2011The Plain Dealer | John Horton
"Voters in East Cleveland agreed Tuesday to keep their traffic cameras, becoming the first city in the nation to approve the use of the ticket-generating devices."
AAA: Fatal Crash Costs $6 million
11/3/2011USA TODAY | Larry Copeland
"The emotional toll for Americans who lose a friend or loved one in a motor vehicle crash has a steep financial counterpart —...
Study Says Red Light Cameras Reduce Crashes, Save Lives
10/27/2011CBS Baltimore | Mike Schuh
"The study of 14 cities over five years shows 159 lives were saved."
STATEMENT From NCSR on U.S. PIRG Report on Red Light Cameras
10/27/2011National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) strongly disputes the main points of a biased and misleading report on automated enforcement released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group...
STATEMENT: PA Lawmakers Vote for Public Safety by Expanding Red Light Safety Camera Program
10/25/2011National Coalition for Safer Roads | NCSR
The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) commends Tuesday’s decision by the Pennsylvania State Senate to expand the state’s red light safety camera program. Senate Bill 595 passed by a...
EDITORIAL: Red-Light Cameras Police Mad Max Roads
10/22/2011Orlando Sentinel | Editorial Board
"Florida's roads are so rife with aggressive driving that it's getting tougher to distinguish Sunshine State motorists from the lunatics that Mel Gibson confronted in the "Road Warrior." A recent...
Letter: Better Safe Than Sorry
10/19/2011Hernando Today | Russ Colombo
"Recently the subject of red light cameras in Brooksville has become news again. There have been many articles about this in Hernando Today. If you go to the paper's website,...
Pennsylvania Looking Hard at Red Light Cameras
10/18/2011Yahoo! Contributor Network | Jason Gallagher
"Earlier this year the Pennsylvania state budget made a number of cuts to a variety of programs including education. The state and municipalities have looked at a variety of ways...
Crashes Reduced at LI Intersections with Red Light Cameras
10/17/2011AP / WCBS 880 | Mike Xirinachs
"Red light traffic cameras in Nassau County have reduced traffic accidents an average of 12-to-16 percent at 40 intersections."
Crashes Decrease at Filmed Intersections
10/13/2011Springfield News-Sun | Jessica Heffner
"The police department might consider using a speed van after one official said the city’s red-light cameras have successfully reduced crashes. In the five years since Springfield installed red-light cameras,...
Study: Yonkers Red Light Violations Decline at Sites with Traffic Cameras
10/13/2011The Journal News | Colin Gustafson
"After the city installed traffic cameras at key intersections, fewer drivers blazed through red lights at those sites in a 10-month span, a new report says. Yonkers began installing the...
Cameras Would Catch School Bus Stop Arm Violators
10/10/2011WOFL Fox 35 | My Fox Orlando
"Orange County Public Schools is exploring the idea of placing cameras on school buses to catch drivers who blow past the buses with their stop arms extended. The cameras would...
City Satisfied Red-Light Cameras Have Passed the Test
10/10/2011The Gazette | Ryan Maye Handy
"A year after putting drivers under surveillance at four Colorado Springs intersections, city officials say red-light cameras have passed the test by making streets safer."
Red Light Cameras Keeping Streets Safe
10/09/2011KRDO | News Channel 13
"One year after putting in red-light cameras city officials say the streets of Colorado Springs are safer because of them. A new report shows violations and accidents are down at...
More Red Light Cameras Coming to Center City
10/02/2011Philadelphia Inquirer | Marie McCullough
"If you motor through the busy intersection at Broad and Vine Streets, be forewarned: Philadelphia's newest red light cameras will be activated there on Monday at midnight. That brings to...
Virginia Beach’s Red Light Cameras a Response to Severe Crashes at Intersections
9/30/2011Injury Board Blog Network | John Cooper
"Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, and Newport News are all implementing red light camera systems in a response to the many sever and fatal car accidents that are occurring at intersections....
Miami Springs Makes Roads, Sidewalks Safer
9/30/2011The Miami Herald | Theo Karantsalis
"A housewife clutched her groceries and steadied herself on the white line between the swale and the street, in 2009, as she walked home from Milam’s on a dark winter...
New Law Allows Traffic Cameras on School Buses
9/28/2011Seattle Post Intelligencer | Vanessa Ho
"If the flashing lights and swinging stop sign on a school bus aren't enough to make you brake for kids, maybe an automated $394 camera ticket will do it."
Safest and Worst Cities for Drivers
9/27/2011AutoMedia.com | James M. Flammang
"In its seventh annual America’s Safest Drivers Reports, the Allstate insurance company has ranked the 200 largest American cities according to collision frequency. Fort Collins, Colorado took the honors again,...
Report: School Zone Safety Cameras Reduce Danger
9/21/2011Renton Patch | Patch Staff
"An analysis released by traffic safety camera company, American Traffic Solutions (ATS) overwhelmingly concludes that the use of automated traffic safety cameras used to identify speeding vehicles in school zones...
