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
"[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 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.
"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
"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
"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.
"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
Click here to view a printable version of the Traffic Safety Coalition's fact sheet on intersection safety cameras.
Click here to view a printable fact sheet on the results of speed safety camera enforcement in school zones.
Click here for a printable copy of the Traffic Safety Coalition's Speed Safety Camera information sheet.
Click here to learn more about pedestrians and cyclists in danger on our roadways and what we can do to reduce fatal crashes with innocent victims.