Why is the City of Dallas implementing the SafeLight Dallas Stops on Red program?
Red light running is a serious problem. According to the Federal Highway Administration in 2004, there were 190,000 injuries and over 900 deaths related to people running red lights. Over 150 communities in the United States currently use red light cameras, including eight of the 10 largest U.S. cities. Texas has the fourth highest number of red light running fatalities per capita in the nation. The purpose of the program is to improve public safety by increasing enforcement of red light laws. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that red light camera enforcement in conjunction with public awareness can modify driving behavior and has been shown to reduce red light violations and intersection crashes. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of right angle collisions and related injuries/fatalities citywide by 25% through the incremental expansion of automated photo and video cameras within the City of Dallas.
