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The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) helps save lives and protect communities by advocating for the use of automated traffic enforcement. Red-light running, speeding, and disobeying school bus passing laws all pose a dangerous threat to the safety of the people who share America’s roadways. Camera technology can help reduce traffic collisions and improve driver behavior by enforcing red light, speeding and school bus stop arm laws in communities across the country.

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New Data Shows Increase in Red-Light Violations During Summer Months

New data reveals an increase in the number of violations that occurred during peak periods of summer travel in 2014. Read More

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  Melissa Wandall

  Husband killed by a red-light runner

  In October of 2003, my husband and brother went out for a quick bite to eat. On their way home, a little over a mile from our house, they stopped at a red-light. As they started with the green light, another driver blew through a... Read More
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  Tom and Lauren Hanley

  Tom and Lauren Hanley's Story

  Tom and Lauren Hanley’s lives abruptly changed forever on their wedding day in June 2010 when a shuttle bus driver transporting their entire wedding party ran a red light. Their best friend and wedding officiant, Jim, was killed in the tragic crash. Read More
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  Amanda Devine

  Amanda's Story

  Amanda was severely injured in 2004 when a dump-truck driver ran a red light and broadsided into her SUV. Amanda suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, lost her spleen and almost lost a kidney. The truck was 12-seconds late going through the intersection. Read More
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  The Miami Project

  Red-light safety cameras extend beyond public safety

  In Florida, benefits of red-light safety cameras extend beyond public safety and into the world of cutting edge science. The Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act allocates a portion of traffic fines collected from safety cameras to Florida’s trauma centers and to The Miami Project to... Read More
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  Lori Koidahl

  Mother killed by a red-light runner

  In 2007, my mom was on her way to my house from work. She had just gotten off of a bus and was waiting with several other pedestrians at a crosswalk on a busy highway. A truck driver ran a red light — eight seconds... Read More

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