MOST PEOPLE SURVEYED FEAR RED-LIGHT RUNNERS

Ninety-six percent of drivers in a recent survey fear they will get hit by another vehicle running a red light when they enter an intersection. Some 800 licensed drivers aged 18-65 were polled. Two-thirds of the respondents see other drivers run red lights every day, with 54% speculating that the culprits were in a hurry. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration counted 1,114 traffic deaths in 1997 in intersections where drivers failed to heed red-light signals.

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• Authors:
  • Karr, A
• Publication Date: 1999-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 7
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Injuries; Law enforcement; Red clearance interval; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Traffic signals
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I81: Accident Statistics; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759714
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 10 2002 12:00AM