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ATS wants drivers to stop running red lights

US traffic safety camera provider American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has compiled a video (link https://www.atsol.com/2016-worst-red-light-runners/) from its red light cameras in operation in the US and wants drivers to see the collection of red-light running crash videos which it says are too dangerous to ignore. According to independent research, red light cameras have a measurable impact on traffic safety; in 2016, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety determined red-light cameras in 79 large US ci
January 3, 2017 Read time: 1 min
US traffic safety camera provider 17 American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has compiled a %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal video Watch a video false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY false false%> from its red light cameras in operation in the US and wants drivers to see the collection of red-light running crash videos which it says are too dangerous to ignore.

According to independent research, red light cameras have a measurable impact on traffic safety; in 2016, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety determined red-light cameras in 79 large US cities saved nearly 1,296 lives.

Conversely, the study found the rate of red-light running fatalities rose 30 per cent in cities that had turned off their cameras. However, red-light running fatalities decreased 21 percent in cities that turned on red-light safety cameras.

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