Study finds red-light cameras reduce fatal crashes

February 1, 2011
By Mark A. Kaire on February 1, 2011 7:52 PM |

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found fatal crashes dropped 24 percent in 14 cities that introduced cameras between 1996 and 2004.

The Sun Sentinal reported that Fort Lauderdale put cameras to work at six intersections in September.

In the four months prior, there were 50 accidents at those intersections. In the four months since, the city reported 39 accidents there.