Miami Gardens and Pembroke Pines Red-Light Safety Camera Programs Show Dramatic Collision Reductions

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Red-light safety cameras are continuing to save lives and increase road safety throughout Florida. Recent results from the City of Pembroke Pines and the City of Miami Gardens police departments show considerable decreases in crashes at intersections with safety cameras.

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Since the inception of the red-light safety camera program, Miami Gardens crashes have been reduced by 83% percent at the 12 monitored intersections. Crash data from 2008 through October 2011 was closely examined and the city has achieved a steady reduction in collisions creating safer roads for the community.

"These cameras are helping modify driver behavior dramatically," said City of Miami Gardens Police Chief Matthew Boyd. "I believe that many people are now more cautious on the road and think twice before running a red-light."

Another Florida city, Pembroke Pines, has also seen great success at the S.W. 129th Avenue/Pines Boulevard intersection. Based on that city's recent findings, activation of the red-light safety camera suggest a 46 percent decrease in the average annual number of traffic crashes at this intersection.

"This is a large reduction in average traffic collisions," said Pembroke Pines Police Chief Dan Giustino. "A reduction in crashes translates into saving lives. This program is working."

Currently, more than 70 communities in Florida, and more than 500 nationwide, use technology to create safer roads and safer driving habits. According to the Federal Highway Administration, most communities with camera programs will experience a reduction in red-light running violations ranging from 20-87 percent, within about an eighteen month time frame of when an intersection safety camera program is implemented.

"About one year ago, someone carelessly ran a red light and my mother lost her life while riding her bike home from work," said Genevieve Almodovar and Selena Glass, daughters of Diane Vega, a red-light crash victim. "However, safety cameras make people think before they proceed through a red light. They help save lives of innocent drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists."

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