Site Selection Process and Methodology for Deployment of Intersection Safety Cameras in British Columbia, Canada

The Intersection Safety Camera Program (ISCP) in British Columbia, Canada, has proved effective in reducing the frequency of collisions at locations where intersection safety cameras (red light cameras) have been deployed. Postimplementation evaluations of ISCP conducted by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia detected a 14% reduction in collisions resulting in injuries 18 months after the program was implemented. A follow-up study conducted 36 months after ISCP implementation examined the safety performance of ISCP and found that the rate of collisions resulting in injuries was reduced by 6.4%. Given the ongoing and long-term success of ISCP at reducing collisions, it was decided that the program should be expanded. To support ISCP expansion, it was necessary to examine how the program had been implemented and to learn from the results of the previous program evaluations. A critical element of ISCP is the selection of sites to be targeted for deployment of intersection safety cameras. The sites selected should have a demonstrated safety problem, such that the site will offer significant potential for improvement after an intersection safety camera has been installed. In addition, sites should be selected such that the life-cycle cost of deployment of the intersection safety camera will be less than the safety benefits that will accrue from reduced numbers of collisions and the associated costs. This paper presents the process and methodology that were used to select candidate sites for the deployment of an expanded ISCP in British Columbia.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2265-14
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Site+Selection+Process+and+Methodology+for+Deployment+of+Intersection+Safety+Cameras+in+British+Columbia%2c+Canada&author=P.+de+Leur&author=M.+Milner&publication_year=2011
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• Authors:
  • de Leur, Paul
  • Milner, Mark
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 129-136
• Monograph Title: Highway and Traffic Safety: Vehicles, Behavior, and Roundabouts
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2265
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated enforcement; Cameras; Cost effectiveness; Location; Red light running; Signalized intersections
• Identifier Terms: Intersection Safety Camera Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety performance
• Geographic Terms: British Columbia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01333529
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309223027
• Report/Paper Numbers: 11-2744
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 21 2011 2:14PM