Tennessee Automobile Accident Attorney Looks At a Nationwide Poll On The Use of Red Light Cameras To Reduce Intersection Accidents
My experience as a Nashville automobile accident lawyer and my study on the subject of intersection crashes tells me that Red Light Cameras (RLCs) reduce the number of fatalities, personal injuries and property damages to a huge extent.
A recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study in Oxnard, California, showed that red light running violations dropped a total of 42 percent after well publicized photo enforcement was introduced. Another study in Fairfax, Virginia, showed that violations declined about 40 percent after one year of photo enforcement. A key to all effective traffic law enforcement is publicity; without it there is no deterrent effect, and the purpose of red light cameras is deterrence.
In a recent national survey of voters, Public Opinion Strategies found that fully 69% of Americans support the use of “red-light cameras” at the most dangerous intersections in their states, while just 29% oppose them. Those voters “strongly” supporting red-light cameras outnumber those who strongly oppose them by a wide 45%-18% margin. The study showed support for these red-light cameras is not only very strong nationally, but cuts across all demographic and attitudinal groups, including men and women, young and old, Republicans and Democrats, and conservatives and liberals.
In Tennessee a number of cities and towns use the cameras and the results are positive. There is a move from some political persons to ban the use of RLCs statewide, claiming that they are a violation of our Constitution. I suggest that these political people, for whatever their reasons, leave the job of traffic enforcement to the local governments. Despite the fact that the statistics show a decrease in accident and injury, they simply deny the facts. It’s time for some leadership from our elected officials. To those “flat world politicians”, I suggest that we embrace technology in the spirit of saving lives.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee intersection accident you are going to need an experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyer, one who understand the myriad avenues of seeking just compensation for victims. Intersection accidents may well be the fault of the designers of the roadway as well as the speeding or negligent driver who hits you. At Phillip Miller & Associates we have just the kind of experience tht you need to assure you are adequately compensated.
