Evaluating the use of red light running photographic enforcement using collisions and red light running violations ; Final Report

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• Creators:
  Hummer, Joseph S. ; Cunningham, Christopher M.
• Corporate Creators:
  UNC Institute for Transportation Research and Education
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Carolina Governors Highway Safety Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway safety
  • Traffic control devices
  • Test procedures
  • Red light running
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  UNC Institute for Transportation Research and Education
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Control Devices
• Abstract:
  The issue of red light running (RLR) has long been a problem throughout the United States. ; There is considerable debate within the general public and public agencies regarding the use of ; photographic enforcement to deter red light violations. Many studies have been conducted on ; the effectiveness of red light cameras (RLCs) at reducing collisions. However, the question still ; remains as to whether RLCs actually change driver behavior. Many municipalities across the ; State of North Carolina have relied on studies conducted in other states or countries to validate ; rigorous. The need for more thorough study motivated this research effort to help define the ; effectiveness of RLCs within the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. ; Four specific tasks were identified to help in this research effort. First, a literature review ; was conducted to determine the reported effects of other research efforts throughout the United ; States and other countries. Various types of studies have been conducted around the world. Of ; particular interest were studies that were rigorous in nature, such as those using comparison sites. ; Many studies indicate that RLC enforcement reduces the frequency of collisions at treated ; intersections. However, there are a limited number of rigorous studies (especially those in the ; United States and in North Carolina). Analyses that used comparison sites usually did not ; perform tests to see if comparison sites acted in a similar manner to treatment sites. ; Six focus groups were convened in an effort to gather information on attitudes, opinions, ; and beliefs associated with photographic enforcement to better enhance traffic law enforcement. ; Two community and four professional focus groups were assembled. Overall, the perception of ; photographic enforcement was positive.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16180/dot_16180_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fed0ae8d928a556d288d1927e5b354e98ded7860bfc8eee933f0804c82e7da57