An annual safety law report card said New Jersey needs laws allowing speed and red light cameras to reduced fatal crashes.
An annual report that ranks each state by whether it has certain safety laws on the books, from teen driver training standards to driving while intoxicated, has added a new criteria – automated speed enforcement.ranks states on whether they have laws permitting speed and red light cameras and if they are use or not. The report will be released and discussed during a live streamed event Tuesday morning.
“We’ve been supporting use of automated enforcement systems for quite some time,” said Tara Gill, Advocates senior director of advocacy and state legislation. “There’s a tremendous amount of research behind showing they’re effective and lower speeding and the related crashes, fatalities and injuries.”
“This so-called highway safety advocacy organization started by for-profit insurance companies continues the political game of using grading criteria to advance its own agenda that is clearly being resisted or rejected in part or whole by a majority of states,” said Steve Carrellas, National Motorists Association state policy director.when red-light cameras at 73 intersections in 24 towns were officially shut off at the end of a 5-year pilot program.
In December 2012, contractor Automated Traffic Solutions, had to refund a total of $4.2 million to 500,000 drivers who received tickets at 18 red light camera controlled intersections where yellow light times had not been certified.because a camera company failed to send out summonses to drivers by a 90-day deadline for doing so.
Supporters said the cameras had a positive effect by reducing red light running and the severe “T-bone” crashes that resulted.
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