Some cities reduce traffic camera safety for profit

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Some cities reduce traffic camera safety for profit

by David Alpert • April 13, 2008 8:49 am

Studies have questioned whether red-light cameras increase safety, arguing that they cause motorists to stop too quickly. One thing's for sure: if the city deliberately makes the yellow light extra short to catch motorists and raise revenue, that definitely hurts safety. And it turns out some cities did just that. Via BoingBoing.

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David Alpert is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education. He worked as a Product Manager for Google for six years and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He loves the area which is, in many ways, greater than those others, and wants to see it become even greater.

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There's plenty of evidence to demonstrate why automated enforcement for speed and red light running make streets substantially safer. See Insurance Institute for Highway Safety -- they hate high speeds b/c injury and fatal crashes.

by Cheryl Cort on Apr 16, 2008 12:49 pm • link • report