An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study released April 26 reveals that cameras capturing red-light runners may also stop collisions and injuries, as reported by the Associated Press.
Focusing on the California city of Oxnard some 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, the study looked at areas where cameras were installed at 11 of 125 intersections four years ago. Since that time, the study indicated that the number of accidents throughout Oxnard decreased seven percent and crashes resulting in injuries fell 29 percent. A previous study by the institute discovered that red light running decreased by some 40 percent in Oxnard and in Fairfax, Va., following camera enforcement.
