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If you are tempted to run that red light or speed, think again. It is becoming more and more prevalent for cameras to be watching you. This is happening all over the country, and the cameras may be coming to your area soon. Rick Capka, deputy administrator of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration in Washington,m D.C. stated, "Red light running continues to be a problem in many communities, and is a deadly cost imposed upon our nation. Motorists must stop for red lights..there are no excuses." The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the highest number of fatalities caused by red light runners is in Arizona, and Arizona residents are two times as apt to die in a red light runner accident than in any other state. You can get a city-by-city list of fatalities in red light running accidents from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety. The camera can take a photo of your car as well as a close-up of you license plate. They then can trace your name and address and send you a ticket. Pilot cities are very pleased with the installation of the cameras, and the Institute For Highway Safety has noted in some areas a 40% decrease in violations during the first twelve months of operation. Ironically, violations have also decreased in intersections not covered by cameras as motorists are not sure if a camera is photographing them or not. There have been fender benders as drivers slam on their brakes when approaching a yellow light so as not to be caught running a red light, but the accidents at intersections have not been as serious. Loretta Worters of the Insurance Infotrmation Institute stated, "Crashes involving red light runners are often lethal because they almost always involve one car striking another from the side. The chances of being severely injured or killed are higher in side-impact collisions because car doors offer less protection to vehicle occupants than the front or rear of the car." Whether the driver or the of the vehicle is liable in a photographed violation is often debated, and varies from state to state. Some persons feel their insurance premiums will increase, or will have points put on their driver's license, as a result of a ticket issued because of the photograph, but this is also debated. Others feel that the dangerous conditions at some intersections are due to poor design, and that the government just wants the fines paid by the offending drivers. Those who drive carefully, stop at red lights, and don't speed, have no basis for being apprehensive about the presence of cameras.
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