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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
  • "[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.
  • "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.
  • "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

  • "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 
In the news
Traffic Safety Stories
09 May
Traffic Safety Coalition Releases Rankings of Pennsylvania Counties with the Highest Number of Road Fatalities
Today the Traffic Safety Coalition released a ranking of Pennsylvania's 67 counties in order of the number of traffic fatalities.
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07 May
Crash fatalities dropped again in 2011
The Washington Post attributes safety cameras as one reason traffic fatalities decreased in 2011.
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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.
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19 Apr
City needs more, not fewer, cameras
A letter to the editor from Lynnwood, Washington discusses a need for more safety cameras to deter dangerous driving on city streets.
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18 Apr
Fewer red-light runners mean $500,000 reduction in city revenue
Safety cameras in Sherwood, Oregon have led to a 50% reduction in red light running from the previous year.
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15 Apr
Red light cameras needed everywhere
A letter to the editor written by a Jacksonville, FL resident encourages widespread use of traffic safety cameras.
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30 Mar
Traffic Fatalities Decline in Texas
The Traffic Safety Coalition has announced a decline in traffic fatalities in the state of Texas.
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30 Mar
Traffic Safety Coalition Announces Reduction in Illinois Fatalities
Fatalities on Illinois's roadways were reduced significantly between 2006 and 2010 through safer driving practices and added enforcement techniques from police officers.
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29 Mar
Traffic sargeant weighs in on red-light cameras
A video from Columbus, Ohio shows a red light runner nearly missing a group of school children crossing in a crosswalk.
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29 Mar
Columbus officials backing red light cameras
This video from ABC Columbus highlights the safety benefits of safety cameras since they were installed.
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"Photo enforcement leads drivers to think twice before running a red light. The technology deters the reckless driving behavior that puts people like Sarah at risk every day, and the fines associated with the act deter future bad behavior."
 Paul and Sue Oberhauser
Traffic Safety Coalition Ohio State Co-Chairs