Red light camera causes accidents
Posted by: Aram on
Mar 14th, 2008 |
Filed under: News
New study by researchers at the University of South Florida Public Health have discovered that intersections with red-light cameras installed have actually higher accident rate than the ones without cameras. The main cause is the fact that drivers slam on brakes when they see a yellow light causing the cars behind to collide with them. Apart from boosting city’s treasury, the camera was widely touted as a safety feature by reducing the number of people who run red lights.

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