Traffic Safety Coalition - Traffic Safety Coalition

"The entire point behind this is to change the behavior of those people going through the intersections so they wont run a red light, so they won't get hurt and so that their vehicles will not be damaged." Mary Jacobs, Asst. City Manager, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
"[The] camera is doing its job, and people are stopping and making the intersection safer, especially for pedestrians that cross at this location."
Jay Dalicandro, Village Manager, Elmwood Park, Ill.
It's only ok until someone runs a red light and one of your family members gets killed or maimed... It's not about making money, it's about making people stop for red lights."
-Gary Warman, Police Chief, Humble, Texas
"We're looking at putting speed cameras in to effectively save lives and reduce
the number of speeding offenses in these areas."
Gary Leitzell, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
"It frees up officers to engage in other kinds of public safety efforts because that critical traffic enforcement need is being met more efficiently through technology."
John McGinnis, Sheriff, Sacramento County, Cali.
"Red light running isn't a sport, and people who think traffic lights are only for suckers are the reason we need the cameras." -David Morris, New Orleans
"The [Baker Police Department's] number one goal is safety, the second goal was and still is correcting driver behavior; thirdly, its a force multiplier."
Chief Mike Knaps, Baker, Louisiana

Respect Red is the Traffic Safety Coalition's campaign to stop red light running to reduce the number of preventable deaths in our nation's intersections every day.

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Slow Down is the Traffic Safety Coalition's campaign to curb speeding on our roadways to make our roads safer for motorists, passengers and pedestrians.

Safety Cameras
Save Lives

GHSA highlights speeding problem, calls for expanded use of traffic safety cameras.

Read the study here.

"[In debates over safety cameras] you will undoubtedly hear from people who seem to believe it is their god given right to break the law. To this we would counter that if our daughter, Sarah, could speak to you, she would ask "What about my right to live my life and raise my children?" As she cannot, we ask this on her behalf.

Paul and Sue Oberhauser
National Co-Chairs
Traffic Safety Coalition
Take a look at the latest issue of our newsletter, Safety Matters. In this issue, we highlight Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signing a school zone safety bill, a jarring increase in traffic fatalities, and words from safety supporters across the country.
Newest Partners

The Traffic Safety Coalition is proud to work with its newest partner, California Bicycle Coalition.

The Traffic Safety Coalition is a not-for-profit grassroots organization comprised of concerned citizens, traffic safety experts, law enforcement, public officials, victim's advocates, health care professionals and industry leaders who are committed to working together to make our roads safer for drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists.

We work with our partners throughout the country to teach drivers the importance of safe and responsible driving. By buckling up, slowing down and obeying the rules of the road, we are working together to create a safer environment for everyone on the road.

07 May

Crash fatalities dropped again in 2011

The Washington Post attributes safety cameras as one reason traffic fatalities decreased in 2011.

04 May

Ten Reasons Lafayette City-Parish Council Members Should Vote to Keep Traffic Safety Cameras

The Traffic Safety Coalition is reminding elected officials in Lafayette, Louisiana that safety cameras have reduced crashes and saved lives in Lafayette and across the country.