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Traffic Safety Problems
- Red-light running in the USA resulted in an estimated 805 fatalities in 2005.1
- Speed-related accidents killed 13,040 people in 2007.2
- Speeding was involved in nearly one-third of the fatal crashes that occurred in highway work zones in 2007.3
- A national survey found that two-thirds of drivers exceed the posted speed limit in school zones.4
- The cost to society of speed-related crashes exceed $40.4 billion each year.3
Photo Enforcement, An Effective Solution
- Photo enforcement significantly reduces the number of traffic violations and crashes. The perception of the risk of getting a ticket strongly influences motorists’ driving behavior5.
- Federal Highway Administration. “Intersection Safety Facts and Statistics.”
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 2009. [Unpublished analysis of data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System].
- National Highway Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts, 2007 Data - Speeding.
- AAA School’s Open Fact Sheet.
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 2009. Statement before the Maryland Senate Committee on Judicial Proceedings on Senate Bill 277.
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