1. Red-Light Running & Red-Light Safety Camera
Programs in Missouri
84%
of drivers in
St. Louis who
received and paid one red-light
running citation did not
receive a second indicating a change in driver
behavior
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A Kansas City Police
Department study reported the
number of accidents connected to
dropped by
65%
in the first year and
in the second
year cameras
started monitoring
the intersections.
54%
Within the first year of operation, the mere presence of the cameras in Florissant,
Missouri produced a 51 percent reduction in red-light citations in the areas
they were installed.
Source: MoDOT Study Finds Red-Light Cameras Reduce Accidents, Increase Safety. Florissant Patch, April 11, 2011.
http://florissant.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/modot-study-finds-red-light-cameras-reduce-accidents-4e0e1b6fdb
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A Missouri Department of
Transportation (MoDOT) study has
confirmed that while some policies needed
to be changed, the red-light cameras are
effective in reducing accidents around
intersections with traffic lights.
Source: MoDOT Study Finds Red-Light Cameras Reduce
Accidents, Increase Safety. Florissant Patch, April 11, 2011.
http://florissant.patch.com/groups/ police-and-fire/p/modotstudy-finds-red-light-cameras-reduce-accidents- 4e0e1b6fdb
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In St. Joseph, Missouri, police authorized 338 red-light running warnings
to be sent to vehicle owners during three weeks of camera testing ending in
February. Last year, officers handed out 260 citations in all of 2012.
Source: St. Joe Channel, Feb. 18, 2013. http://stjoechannel.com/ fulltext?nxd_id=327372

2. Red-light cameras should be restarted
Feb. 8, 2012
We all must accept that T-bone collisions are more severe and dangerous. The decrease in these accidents
warrants the use of the cameras.
Brett Blume
Police: Nearly 90% Of Red Light Runners Don’t Re-Offend
January 30, 2012 12:01 PM
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - New figures released by the city of St. Louis suggest that
people who get caught running red lights learn their lesson.