Red Light Cameras Dangerous?

Three faculty members from the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health recently published a study claiming red light cameras can be dangerous. They did no original research, rather, the authors evaluated several existing studies, some pro camera, some con, and concluded the studies they thought were the most scientifically done showed crashed increase as a result of red light cameras.

The authors claim the reason red light cameras create a dangerous situation is because drivers who are aware of the camera may react differently at the light than drivers who are not aware of them.

But is that the case in St. Louis? To find out, we looked at Arnold, the first city in the area to install red light cameras. Arnold has had four red light camera intersections since October 2005.And the Chief of Police says the impact on traffic safety has been positive.

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