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Red light violations are down in Virginia Beach


Posted on Oct 31, 2009

The recent death of a mother and her four year old daughter because of a red light runner has put traffic safety devices like red light cameras in the spotlight.  The woman and her child were killed at an intersection without a red light camera, but so far this year it appears that intersections with cameras are becoming a little safer.

 

Six months worth of data gathered from intersections where red light cameras have been installed in Virginia Beach reveal that drivers are running fewer red lights.

 

A spokesperson for the Virginia Beach police stated that the cameras appear to be changing driver behavior, and have caught nearly 28,000 drivers who failed to stop at a red light.

 

The red light cameras have also resulted in the collection of fines totaling $280,119, at $50 per ticket.

 

While the number of red light violations is going down, accident statistics from the affected intersections are not yet available.  Critics of red light cameras contend that while fewer people may run red lights, drivers tend to slam on their brakes more, causing more rear-end crashes.

 

It is likely that the PHOTOSafe program will be expanded to other intersections after approval by the Virginia Beach city council.

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