Furthermore, the study found that crashes also were reduced at Oxnard intersections that were not monitored. Only 11 of the city's 125 intersections were equipped with cameras. And now we can document how this behavior change is reducing crashes and injuries. With the well-publicized use of camera enforcement, communities can make signalized intersections much safer. The cameras take pictures of cars whose drivers run red lights.
Violators receive tickets by mail.
Residents of Oxnard favored traffic-signal camera enforcement even before they knew the results. Seventy-nine percent of residents approved of the cameras. The institute found similar numbers in other cities with traffic-signal cameras. The results were almost the same in cities that do not have the cameras, the institute said. Traffic-signal cameras are currently used in more than 40 communities nationwide.