Is red light running a big problem?
A nationwide study of fatal crashes at traffic signals in 1999 and 2000 estimated that 20 percent of the drivers involved failed to obey the signals. In 2005, more than 800 people were killed and an estimated 165,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running. About half of the deaths in red light running crashes are pedestrians and occupants in other vehicles who are hit by the red light runners. In 2005 the Belmont Police Department issued 180 citations for failure to stop for a red light. In 2006, 189 red light citations were issued and in 2007, 180 red light citations were issued.
