cdot red light camera program
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Red Light Camera Program
Why Red Light Cameras?On an average day, five people will be seriously injured or
killed in a traffic-related crash on Chicago’s streets.
Each year, Chicago has approximately 80,000 crashes:
• 20,000 resulting in injuries
• 130 resulting in fatalities
Vision Zero CampaignIn 2012, the City set a goal to reduce roadway fatalities to zero in ten years. Red light cameras are one of a number of safety initiatives the City uses to help reach this Vision Zero goal.
Crashes caused by red light running are more common than any other crash type and more likely
to result in serious injury or death.
A 2013 national study revealed that crashes involving drivers who ran red lights and other traffic controls were the most common type of urban crash (22%) in the US; injuries occurred in 39% of these crashes.Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Red Light Camera Program
Red Light CamerasRed light camera enforcement has been credited with several important benefits, including:
• Minimize dangerous behaviors
• Reduce fatal crashes
• Improve traffic flow
Impact of Cameras in ChicagoFrom 2005 to 2013 at the 174 intersections that currently have red light cameras, there were 95 fewer angle crashes resulting in an injury or fatality – a decrease of 38 percent.
Red Light Camera Program
How the Red Light Camera Program Works:How a Potential Violation Is Captured
Two digital pictures (see below)
The camera system tracks the status of the traffic light signal and the position and speed of vehicles approaching the intersection.
If the traffic signal is red and the minimum red time grace period has elapsed prior to the violation point, the system captures the event with:
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2nd Virtual Trigger Line(Second Photo Position taken as
vehicle proceeds through intersection )
A 12-second video
The signal has changed to red before the vehicle enters the intersection
The vehicle continues through the intersection, running the red light
Red Light Camera Program
How the Red Light Camera Program Works:How a Ticket Is Issued
First, by the red light camera vendor, Xerox
Each violation is manually reviewed twice:
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Second, by the City Department of Finance for official determination
If the violation is determined to be valid, a violation notice is mailed to the address to which the license plate is registered. Fines are currently set at $100.
Reviewers manually zoom in to the image, crop a photo of the license plate, and record the plate number for violation issuance
5 All red light camera tickets may be contested through the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Red Light Camera Program
Crashes at Intersections for Removal
Each year, the City reviews crash data at intersections with red light cameras.
• Zero right angle crashes in the previous year
• One right angle crash and a total crash rate of less than 1 in the previous year.
OR
The City focuses on right angle crashes because they are the most dangerous, with the highest likelihood of ending in a fatality or serious injury. These types of crashes are also the most costly.1
Red light camera removal criteria:
Camera Location Crash Rate (2013)2
Right Angle Crashes (2013)2
Remove Camera?
OSCEOLA-TOUHY 0.45 0 YesCICERO-STEVENSON SB 0.50 0 YesDAMEN-BLUE ISLAND 0.94 0 YesASHLAND-ARCHER 0.98 0 YesVINCENNES-111TH 0.98 0 YesASHLAND-47TH 1.16 0 YesPULASKI-MONTROSE 1.25 0 YesJEFFERY-79TH 1.30 0 YesWESTERN-PRATT 1.31 0 YesKIMBALL-LINCOLN 1.34 0 YesCENTRAL-MADISON 1.48 0 YesASHLAND-DIVERSEY 1.49 0 YesNARRAGANSETT-55TH-ARCHER 1.55 0 YesWESTERN AVE-51ST 1.66 0 YesASHLAND-63RD 1.75 0 YesCALIFORNIA-31ST 1.77 0 YesHALSTED-63RD 1.90 0 YesWESTERN-ARMITAGE-MILWAUKEE 1.99 0 YesELSTON-FOSTER 0.66 1 YesCORNELL-57TH 0.73 1 YesHARLEM-NORTHWEST HIGHWAY 0.74 1 YesASHLAND-GARFIELD 0.81 1 YesSTONY ISLAND-83RD 0.82 1 YesHALSTED-83RD 0.87 1 YesCOTTAGE GROVE-95TH 0.89 1 Yes
ELSTON-LAWRENCE 1.07 1 NoHALSTED-103RD 1.09 1 NoCLARK-CHICAGO 1.25 1 NoCLARK-FULLERTON 1.32 1 NoHOMAN-NORTH-KIMBALL 1.34 1 NoSTATE-79TH 1.36 1 NoCICERO-ARMITAGE 1.38 1 NoCICERO-HARRISON 1.41 1 NoOAK PARK-GRAND 1.45 1 NoWESTERN-VAN BUREN 1.47 1 NoPULASKI-PETERSON 1.48 1 NoPULASKI-ARMITAGE 1.62 1 NoSTATE-63RD 1.99 1 NoCOLUMBUS-ILLINOIS 2.12 1 NoCALIFORNIA-DEVON 2.38 1 NoKIMBALL-DIVERSEY-MILWAUKEE 2.44 1 NoLAKE SHORE NB-BELMONT 5.52 1 NoSTONY ISLAND-76TH 0.51 2 NoNARRAGANSETT-FULLERTON 0.80 2 NoMILWAUKEE-MONTROSE 1.06 2 NoWESTERN-63RD 1.07 2 NoAUSTIN-DIVERSEY 1.26 2 NoMONTICELLO-IRVING PARK-ELSTON 1.31 2 NoKEDZIE-55TH 1.36 2 NoDAMEN-DIVISION 1.38 2 NoKEDZIE-ARMITAGE 1.39 2 NoCENTRAL-ADDISON 1.40 2 NoWESTERN-71ST 1.41 2 NoHALSTED-111TH 1.44 2 NoLARAMIE-MADISON 1.44 2 NoHALSTED-NORTH 1.57 2 NoHALSTED-DIVISION 1.58 2 NoASHLAND-95TH 1.59 2 NoHAMLIN-LAKE 1.75 2 NoHALSTED-79TH 1.86 2 NoCENTRAL-IRVING PARK 1.89 2 No
Camera Location Crash Rate (2013)2
Right Angle Crashes (2013)2
Remove Camera?
WESTERN-PETERSON 1.99 2 NoCLARK-IRVING PARK 2.03 2 NoHAMLIN-MADISON 2.07 2 NoSTATE-75TH 2.15 2 NoPULASKI-ROOSEVELT 2.35 2 NoHALSTED-ROOSEVELT 2.48 2 NoCENTRAL-LAKE-CORCORAN 2.49 2 NoSHERIDAN-FOSTER 0.93 3 NoSACRAMENTO-CHICAGO 1.07 3 NoKEDZIE-71ST 1.08 3 NoPULASKI-DIVERSEY 1.16 3 NoCOTTAGE GROVE-71ST-SOUTH CHICAGO
1.21 3 No
AUSTIN-ADDISON 1.39 3 NoBROADWAY-FOSTER 1.39 3 NoKOSTNER-ROOSEVELT 1.40 3 NoKEDZIE-31ST 1.42 3 NoWESTERN-MONTROSE 1.42 3 NoHALSTED-95TH 1.47 3 NoKEDZIE-26TH 1.52 3 NoPULASKI-FOSTER 1.63 3 NoCICERO-DIVERSEY 1.64 3 NoPULASKI-50TH-ARCHER 1.80 3 NoASHLAND-FULLERTON 1.83 3 NoSACRAMENTO-LAKE 1.88 3 NoKEDZIE-63RD 2.01 3 NoASHLAND-CORTLAND 2.01 3 NoWESTERN-FULLERTON 2.08 3 NoPULASKI-NORTH 2.22 3 NoWESTERN-35TH-WESTERN BLVD 2.33 3 NoPULASKI-63RD 2.36 3 NoASHLAND-DIVISION 2.36 3 NoSHERIDAN-BROADWAY-DEVON 3.67 3 NoKING-31ST 0.93 4 NoCALIFORNIA-PETERSON 1.09 4 NoKEDZIE-IRVING PARK 1.10 4 NoWESTERN-MADISON 1.10 4 NoWESTERN-TOUHY 1.20 4 NoWESTERN-CHICAGO 1.25 4 NoWESTERN-79TH 1.43 4 NoHALSTED-119TH 1.51 4 NoAUSTIN-IRVING PARK 1.51 4 NoLARAMIE-IRVING PARK 1.51 4 NoASHLAND-IRVING PARK 1.54 4 NoCICERO-NORTH 1.54 4 NoCENTRAL-BELMONT 1.55 4 NoDAMEN-DIVERSEY-CLYBOURN 1.59 4 NoCLARK-RIDGE 1.59 4 NoASHLAND-87TH 1.74 4 NoPULASKI-LAWRENCE 1.78 4 NoASHLAND-LAWRENCE 1.84 4 NoHALSTED-MADISON 1.85 4 NoPULASKI-DIVISION 1.91 4 NoCENTRAL-CHICAGO 2.06 4 NoWESTERN-DEVON 2.12 4 NoWESTERN-LAWRENCE 2.15 4 NoCALIFORNIA-DIVERSEY 5.50 4 NoWESTERN-MARQUETTE 1.21 5 NoCICERO-ARCHER 1.34 5 NoHARLEM-ADDISON 1.39 5 NoDAMEN-63RD 1.42 5 NoPULASKI-BELMONT 1.59 5 No
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Camera Location Crash Rate (2013)2
Right Angle Crashes (2013)2
Remove Camera?
CICERO-PETERSON 1.64 5 NoHALSTED-115TH 1.68 5 NoWESTERN-NORTH 1.92 5 NoWESTERN-CERMAK 2.25 5 NoCANAL-ROOSEVELT 2.79 5 NoCICERO-LAWRENCE 2.97 5 NoPULASKI-CHICAGO 2.99 5 NoPULASKI-IRVING PARK 3.14 5 NoKILPATRICK-IRVING PARK 0.78 6 NoSTONY ISLAND-67TH-CORNELL 0.95 6 NoCICERO-WASHINGTON 1.08 6 NoLA SALLE-KINZIE 1.46 6 NoCENTRAL-DIVERSEY 1.64 6 NoCALIFORNIA-IRVING PARK 1.70 6 NoASHLAND-71ST 1.77 6 NoSHERIDAN-HOLLYWOOD 2.33 6 NoHARLEM-BELMONT 2.84 6 NoLAFAYETTE-87TH 8.01 6 NoWESTERN-FOSTER 1.71 7 NoELSTON-ADDISON 1.85 7 NoKOSTNER-OGDEN 1.97 7 NoKEDZIE-47TH 2.02 7 NoPULASKI-FULLERTON 2.03 7 NoWENTWORTH-GARFIELD(WB) 2.18 7 NoHALSTED-FULLERTON-LINCOLN 2.38 7 NoVINCENNES-87TH 2.77 7 NoNAGLE-DEVON-MILWAUKEE 3.01 7 NoWESTERN-DIVERSEY-ELSTON 1.77 8 NoPULASKI-79TH 1.51 9 NoWESTERN-ADDISON 1.77 9 NoCICERO-ADDISON 1.78 9 NoLARAMIE-FULLERTON 2.13 9 NoCICERO-FULLERTON 2.58 9 NoWESTERN-PERSHING-WESTERN BLVD 2.93 9 NoJEFFERY-95TH 3.27 9 NoWESTERN-47TH-WESTERN BLVD 3.30 9 NoSTONY ISLAND-95TH 3.99 9 NoWESTERN-GARFIELD-WESTERN BLVD 1.83 10 NoNARRAGANSETT-IRVING PARK 2.13 10 NoSTONY ISLAND-79TH-SOUTH CHICAGO
2.50 10 No
HALSTED-99TH 2.57 10 NoPULASKI-CERMAK 3.97 10 NoNAGLE-FOSTER 4.82 10 NoPULASKI-55TH 2.04 11 NoKEDZIE-COLUMBUS 1.67 12 NoCICERO-47TH 1.94 12 NoCICERO-CHICAGO 2.59 12 NoASHLAND-MADISON 2.64 12 NoCENTRAL-FULLERTON 2.65 12 NoKOSTNER-NORTH-GRAND 6.96 14 NoELSTON-FULLERTON 3.27 15 NoKEDZIE-BELMONT-KENNEDY EXIT NWB
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Crash Rate = Crashes per Million Vehicles
1 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Statement before the Colorado House Transportation and Energy Committee. Automated Traffic Enforcement Research. February 25, 2015.2 2013 is latest data from IDOT.
Red Light Camera Program
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Red Light Camera Intersections
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