Distracted Driving Leads to Many Red Light Running and Speeding Crashes

Cameras keep an eye on you, so you keep eyes on the road

WASHINGTON, DC (September 30, 2009) — The Department of Transportation’s Distracted Driving Summit that convenes today will direct attention to a deadly trend that directly contributes to red light running and speeding crashes. The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running joins other traffic safety leaders and initiatives in
calling for a moratorium on all negligent driving habits. Read the complete press release.

School's In:
Your Assignment: Slow Down and Stop on Red

Red light running and speeding are "completely unacceptable" to nearly 80% of drivers who continue to speed and run red lights

WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2009) — As U.S. primary and secondary schools welcome more than 55 million students this month, drivers need a traffic safety refresher course. According to new figures from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the vast majority of drivers find speeding on residential streets and red light running“completely unacceptable,” but a quarter of those same drivers say they continue to speed and run red lights. Read the complete press release.

Declining Use of Warning Periods, Signs Result in Compromised Photo Enforcement Programs

Community acceptance, program effectiveness suffer as a result

WASHINGTON, DC (August 18, 2009) — A disturbing new trend appears to be developing in U.S. communities deploying photo enforcement programs. Contrary to practices recommended by national authorities and scientific studies, warning periods and signs are being omitted from community program planning, resulting in a failure to implement a key element of effective, widely-accepted photo enforcement programs: a comprehensive public awareness campaign. Read the complete press release.

Supreme Court ruling on drivers’ right to confront accusers may apply to photo enforcement violations

Communities and camera contractors should prepare

WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2009) — A recent Supreme Court ruling has raised questions as to whether technicians who calibrate photo enforcement cameras or perform back-room processing can be required
to testify if the accused violators challenge the citations in court. Read the complete press release.

Photo enforcement industry
disengages from Campaign

Since 2001, the National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running and its public education efforts have received financial support from the equipment and service providers of the photo enforcement industry. The companies that make up that industry are now choosing collectively to invest their funding elsewhere. However, the need remains for fair and objective information about the danger of aggressive and inattentive driving behaviors, such as red light running and speeding, and about photo enforcement as a remedial measure.

The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running is comprised of grassroots members and crash survivors who care deeply about traffic safety and want to see the Campaign persevere in its mission. As we turn the corner in this new situation, we will rely on the support, enthusiasm and creativity of our members to help us find the resources to continue as an independent advocacy organization. 

Moving forward, we believe the Campaign can be more relevant than ever in promoting responsible driving behavior and fostering effective, accountable traffic safety photo enforcement programs to help meet that goal.