06-09-2019, 11:17 PM
When red light camera go in, you tend to reduce red light running, but you get a corresponding increase of rear enders at those intersections due to the "unexpected" stop.
And if someone is going to run a light into an intersection and cause an accident, they aren't going to stop for a camera. If they are running a red light trying to beat it and miss by ½ a second, POP, they get a ticket. But if they run a stale red into an intersection, that's when the accidents happen. I.E. they just weren't paying attention to the signal in the first place and ran it. No camera is going to stop that behavior. I'd attribute that to distracted driving over anything else.
But what do I know, I just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
And if someone is going to run a light into an intersection and cause an accident, they aren't going to stop for a camera. If they are running a red light trying to beat it and miss by ½ a second, POP, they get a ticket. But if they run a stale red into an intersection, that's when the accidents happen. I.E. they just weren't paying attention to the signal in the first place and ran it. No camera is going to stop that behavior. I'd attribute that to distracted driving over anything else.
But what do I know, I just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.