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Reductions in injury crashes associated with red light camera enforcement in oxnard, california
Richard A Retting1, Sergey Y Kyrychenko
1Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Va 22201, USA. rretting@iihs.org
Objectives:
This study estimated the impact of red light camera enforcement on motor vehicle crashes in one of the first US communities to employ such cameras-Oxnard, California.
Methods:
Crash data were analyzed for Oxnard and for 3 comparison cities. Changes in crash frequencies were compared for Oxnard and control cities and for signalized and nonsignalized intersections by means of a generalized linear regression model.
Results:
Overall, crashes at signalized intersections throughout Oxnard were reduced by 7% and injury crashes were reduced by 29%. Right-angle crashes, those most associated with red light violations, were reduced by 32%; right-angle crashes involving injuries were reduced by 68%.
Conclusions:
Because red light cameras can be a permanent component of the transportation infrastructure, crash reductions attributed to camera enforcement should be sustainable.