December 2019 Presentation Materials Red Light and School Speed Zone Cameras Crash Reduction
• A 2017 IIHS study comparing large cities with red
light cameras to those without found the devices reduced the fatal red light running crash rate by 21 percent and the rate of all types of fatal crashes at signalized intersections by 14 percent. • In 2002 study, Oxnard, CA found significant citywide crash reductions. Injury crashes at signalized intersections were reduced by 29 percent. Crash Reduction
• In the Oxnard, CA study it was found front-into-side
collisions declined by 32 percent overall, and front- into-side crashes involving injuries fell 68 percent. • In 2005 a review of 10 controlled before-after studies of red light cameras found there was an estimated 13-29 percent reduction in all types of injury crashes and a 24 percent reduction in right- angle injury crashes. Crash Reduction
• A 2005 FHWA study evaluated red light camera
programs in seven cities. It found that, overall, right- angle crashes decreased by 25 percent while rear- end collisions increased by 15 percent. • Not all studies have reported increases in rear-end crashes. The review by the Cochrane Collaboration did not find a statistically significant change in rear- end injury crashes. 2009 Proposed Everett Camera Locations One Additional Potential RLC Location Added
• The intersection of Evergreen Way & WB SR 526 Off-
Ramp has been problematic with an extreme number of red-light violations. • EPD has indicated the location is difficult to enforce due to lack of space to stage police vehicles Potential Additional Camera Location
Evergreen & WB SR 526 Off-Ramp Evergreen & WB SR 526 Off-Ramp RLC Adoption Trend for WA
• Since 2018 adoption of RLC in WA has been on an upswing.
• In 2019 two cities adopted (Edgewood, Kirkland) • Today 9 WA Cities are investigating RLC (Port Angeles, Marysville, Bothell, Mercier Is., Reardon, Airway Heights, Seatac, Tukwila, Milton) • Today 3 WA Cities are expanding RLC (Seattle, Des Moines, Renton) END