Last year, Phoenix saw 20 fatalities and more than 800 injuries just from red-light running. Officials recently approved automated enforcement measures designed to improve safety on the city’s most dangerous roadways.
To cut down on red-light running and speeding, the city is installing cameras that can identify drivers and their license plates.
Brandy Kelso, the city’s interim street transportation director, said the placement of the technology is data-dependent.
“Implementation of the red-light running cameras would be based on current data that shows intersections with the highest number of crashes focusing on those with serious (injuries) and fatalities, and intersections with crashes involving pedestrians where the driver was found to be at fault," she said.
Councilwoman Ann O’Brien says her office receives near-daily complaints about reckless drivers.
“This is just another tool in our toolbox to help us keep our families, our visitors, our business owners safe," she said.
Kelso says the goal of the program is to not only increase safety but remain cost-neutral. Revenue collected from citations will be reinvested in traffic safety programs.
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