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Resolutions Adopted at the
67th Annual Conference of Mayors
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 11-15, 1999 |
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TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
PHOTO ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, drivers who run red lights were responsible for and estimated 460,000
crashes in 1996, of which 2,600 were fatal, according to the Federal Highway
Administration; and
WHEREAS, fatal motor vehicle crashes at traffic signals increased by 19 percent
between 1992 and 1996, far out pacing the 6 percent rise in all other fatal crashes,
according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; and
WHEREAS, all red light running crashes increased by 15 percent between 1992 and
1996, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; and
WHEREAS, in 1997 626,000 people received minor injuries in speeding-related
crashes; an additional 75,000 received moderate injuries, and 41,000 received critical
injuries, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and
WHEREAS, the costs of speeding related crashes were estimated to be $28.9
billion in 1997, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and
WHEREAS, there are some 160,000 public grade crossings in the United States, of
which 66,000 have active warning devices; and
WHEREAS, there were more than 4,100 collisions at public highway rail crossings
with ten people killed and eleven injured in 1997, according to the Federal Railroad
Administration; and
WHEREAS, the use of photo enforcement for grade violations on the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Blue Line, connecting the cities of Los
Angeles and Long Beach, has reduced violations by 92 percent; and
WHEREAS, the introduction of photo enforcement has reduced red light running and
reduced related injuries by 10 percent,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The U.S. Conference of Mayors supports
state enactment of legislation enabling cities to implement photo enforcement programs for
red light running, speed, and public highway rail grade crossing violations.
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