intersection accidents increase with removal of red light cameras
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Houston Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras
![Page 2: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Six years ago, Houston voters chose to get rid of red light cameras from 51 busy intersections, and only recently reports, were released by police showing the consequences that decision.
![Page 3: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Crashes have increased more than 100% since 2010 as soon as the cameras were removed, says the Houston Police Department.
![Page 4: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Police Reports About The Red Light Cameras
![Page 5: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Tim Oettmeier, the Executive Assistant Chief, notes the undeniable fact that the analysis did not represent four years of recorded
accidents using the cameras and spending four years lacking the cameras.
![Page 6: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Oettmeier also claims that the authorities did not take into account regardless the streets invoked were busier overall, that
may result in an elevated number of accidents.
![Page 7: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The numbers have proven that traffic accidents in town have steadily increased during the last four years in Houston.
![Page 8: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
With Houston's Police Department proposing a rise of 590 officers with a five year period, the red light camera statistics are only part
of Oettmeier's presentation besides the city.
![Page 9: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Due to almost 20,000 cases with leads one year ago, which are not able to be staffed, Houston is contained in desperate require for
more officers.
![Page 10: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Opposition to Red Light Cameras
![Page 11: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Some people view the information situated on the intersection crashes to be unnecessary in regards to understaffing issues.
![Page 12: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
One particular person is Michael Kubosh, a bail bondsman and former Councilman, led the 2010 push to get the cameras banned.
![Page 13: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Kubosh claims that there is no reason to bring up these statistics since the persons have previously shown where they stand on the
issue.
![Page 14: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
"There was a vote of the buyers; the persons said no."
![Page 15: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Oettmeier says that they have no "hidden agenda" when using the red light you stop at camera statistics, but says that they may be a major factor in assisting turn consideration to the desperate dire
need of officers' town faces.
![Page 16: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Red Light Cameras and Traffic
![Page 17: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Houston has faced a rise of traffic intersection accidents from 53,581 in 2010 to 70,774 in 2013.
![Page 18: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Red light, you stop at cameras issued nearly 800,000 tickets in the path of their use at the 51 intersections, and generated over $44
million for the city of Houston.
![Page 19: Intersection Accidents Increase With Removal of Red Light Cameras](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022070519/58ed90fc1a28ab771d8b46c9/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Oettmeier believes that red light you stop at cameras being reinstalled in key intersections will reduce the period of time
emergency services department spends responding to accidents at those intersections, and also will permit the city to gain an extra revenue source to finance sales turnover or officers the fact that
the city needs.