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Red Light Cameras Cause Rear-End Collisions, Few Safety Benefits: Study

A study in the US has found red light cameras increase the frequency of rear-end collisions and generate revenue – and not much else… The study was commissioned and published by the Chicago Tribune, in a city possessing one of the highest counts


A study in the US has found red light cameras increase the frequency of rear-end collisions and generate revenue - and not much else…

The study was commissioned and published by the Chicago Tribune, in a city possessing one of the highest counts of red light cameras in the US.

Collisions which result in injury were a focus of the study, which concluded that the cameras may cause more road trauma than they prevent. 

While the cameras were shown to decrease ‘T-bone’ side collisions at intersections by 15 percent, the benefit was more than overwhelmed by a 22 percent increase in rear-end, nose-to-tail collisions that resulted in injury.

The findings are a far cry from ‘City Hall’s’ claim that the cameras reduce side collisions by 47 percent, and is a bad look - to say the least - for a city caught up in a US$2 million bribery scandal involving camera operator Redflex.

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