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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

  • "[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.
  • "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'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
  • "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.
  • "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 [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 


Snapshot: Tennessee Crashes in 2010

1,030 Traffic fatalities
90 Pedestrian fatalities
4 Pedalcyclist fatalities
For more information about traffic fatalities in Tennessee, visit the Tennessee Department of Safety.
From A Tennessee Driver:
 January 24, 2011
 Hardly a day goes by as I travel the streets of Middle Tennessee that I don't observe at least one, sometimes more, drivers speeding through red lights.
We constantly warn our children and grandchildren to be very aware of these incidents, lest they be a victim of such dangerous drivers. Now, I read that two Republican lawmakers from Knoxville are proposing a repeal of Tennessee's law requiring "a full and complete stop" at red lights as part of a renewed campaign to curb possibly unwarranted ticketing with traffic cameras ("Lawmakers seek repeal of bill requiring complete stop at red light," Jan. 24).
 
Surely, Rep. Ryan Haynes and Sen. Stacey Campfield have more important matters to consider than further endangering the lives of drivers on Tennessee's streets.
 
David Wilson
Goodlettsville
Safety Cameras: Saving Lives in Tennessee
After installing safety cameras in 2007, Jackson police noted a steady decline in traffic fatalities.
Traffic safety cameras lead to a 500 day period without a traffic fatality.