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Red light camera operator releases video of 2014's worst red light runners

One of the nation's largest red light camera operator has released video of 2014's worst red light runners.

American Traffic Solutions owns and operates more than 3,500 red light, speed and safety cameras in 20 states and Washington D.C.

Florida is one of those states and of course, several Floridians made ATS's "worst of 2014" video.  In most of the cases, you can see the red light camera flash as the driver plows right through the intersection.

On it's website, ATS offered background information on each of the offenders seen in their video.

  • A driver in Jersey City, NJ, runs through a red light and loses control of his vehicle, crashing through the intersection and taking out crosswalk signage.
  • A red-light runner in Knoxville, TN, plows through an intersection at a high rate of speed, narrowly missing a group of pedestrians.
  • In Montgomery, AL, a sedan is dangerously T-boned by a red-light runner in a pickup truck.
  • In Orange Park, FL, a bicyclist barely escapes harm when the traffic signal is ignored by an accelerating vehicle.
  • In Tucson, AZ, an out-of-control vehicle runs the traffic light and crosses into oncoming traffic.
  • A taxi-cab in Wilmington, NC, is the victim of an angular crash when an SUV disregards the traffic signal.

Red-light safety cameras have proven to be an effective tool across the country:

  • According to the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), fatal crashes at red-light safety camera intersections on state roads have been reduced by 49%, resulting in an estimated 18 lives saved.
  • When comparing pre-camera and post-camera installation in Gwinnett County, GA, angle crashes have been reduced by more than 50% at several intersections.
  • In New Jersey, right-angle crashes were reduced by 86%
  • Murfreesboro, TN, reported a 52% reduction in crashes at all signalized intersections when comparing pre-camera to post-installation crash data.
  • The city of Miami reported a decrease upwards of 30% after examining pre-camera and post-camera crash data.

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