Red Lights
Running red lights is one of the most significant issues in traffic safety. It is often overlooked, because most incidents of red-light-running do not have consequences, but the reality is that running red lights kills hundreds of people and injures thousands every year, and it is entirely needless (Oberhauser, 2012).
The Federal Highway Administration (2003) notes that red light running is "one of the primary causes of crashes at signalized intersections." In 2001, The FHWA recorded 218,000 crashes in the United States that stem from running red lights. These crashes resulted in 181,000 injuries and 880 fatalities. There was an economic loss of around $14 billion per year from red light running. These costs are almost entirely avoidable. To better understand the problem, it is important to understand some of the root causes of running red lights.
The problem is constant. The FHWA conducted studies that revealed incidents of red light running can be as high as 18 violations per hour at a given intersection. It also noted that the problem is worsening, with an increase of 15% in the number of red light running incidents in the past four years. The Administration also notes that 47% of red light running crashes result in injuries, higher than for other crash types (FHWA, 2003). Worse, it is endemic. A total of 56% of American admit to having run a red light, while 96% fear being hit by a red light runner in an intersection.
There are three types of crashes that occur during red light...
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