RED LIGHTS MEAN STOP

In 2000, red light running in the U.S. accounted for approximately 106,000 crashes, 89,000 injuries, and 1,000 deaths. The cost to the public is estimated to be $8.5 billion/year. Additionally, more than 95% of drivers surveyed in 1998 by the National Stop Red Light Running Partnership said that they are concerned about the actions of other drivers when approaching an intersection. Yet, in a second national survey in 1999, 56% of Americans admitted to running red lights. To address this safety problem, the Federal Highway Administration established the Stop Red Light Running Program in 1995 as a community-based safety initiative. This article provides an overview of this effort and its aim to better educate drivers and focus on law enforcement.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/02sep/04.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hasson, P
• Publication Date: 2002-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-19
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; Fatalities; High risk locations; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Human factors in crashes; Red light running; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00932704
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 21 2002 12:00AM