 334 Fatalities 48 Pedestrian Fatalities 76 Speed-Related Fatalities 70 Intersection-Related Fatalities
 Traffic Safety Coalition's National Co-Chairs Paul and Sue Oberhauser testified at the state legislature of Massachusetts to speak about the importance of traffic enforcement cameras. Click here to read their testimony. If you want to learn more about Paul and Sue Oberhauser, click here. |
26% of Massachusetts crashes are intersection-related.
 Take a look at this letter to the editor from a Massachusetts driver who supports traffic safety cameras in the state.
"This is just about public safety. It's a no-brainer. Let's get it done. Other states have it. Why can't we do it in Massachusetts? What's the reluctancy of the Legislature to pass this? This saves lives."
May 16, 2011 Boston Herald
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"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
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"We're looking at putting speed cameras in to effectively save lives and reducethe number of speeding offenses in these areas."Gary Leitzell, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
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"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
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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
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"[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.
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"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.
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"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.
