Red-Light Running & Red-Light Safety Camera Programs in Missouri

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

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/modot-study-finds-red-light-cameras-reduce-accidents- 4e0e1b6fdb

54%

A Kansas City Police Department study reported the number of accidents connected to

dropped by in the first year and

in the second year cameras started monitoring the intersections.

65% of drivers in St. Louis who 84%

received and paid one red-light

running citation did not receive a second - indicating a change in driver behavior

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

Red-light cameras should be restarted Feb. 8, 2012

We all must accept that T-bone collisions are more se-vere and dangerous. The decrease in these accidents

warrants the use of the cameras.

Police: Nearly 90% Of Red Light Runners Don’t Re-Offend Brett Blume

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.