Auto insurance agency PEMCO Insurance of Seattle, Washington, recently hired a local firm called FBK Research to conduct a poll regarding red-light enforcement cameras. According to the results, the majority of drivers polled stated that red-light enforcement cameras influence the way they drive.
A total of 635 licensed Washington drivers participated in the recent online poll and 55 percent of them admitted that knowing a camera is inserted at the traffic lights influences their driving behavior the lights turn yellow. A total of 64 percent of the respondents said they believe traffic-light cameras help reduce violations at least to some degree.
However, while the participants said they thought the cameras were effective up to a point, they didn’t necessarily agree that more of them should be installed. Of those polled, 31 percent said they wouldn’t have a problem if more cameras were used in their regions they drive in. However, 31 percent also said they feel the current number of cameras being used was just about right and 29 percent of the drivers said they thought there should be fewer cameras being used or none at all.
So far in Washington, the cities of Seattle and Lynnwood are currently using the enforcement cameras at various traffic lights around their towns. Other cities are also thinking about employing them in the future, including Mukilteo.
The red-light, photo enforcement cameras are effective at catching drivers who run red lights, which of course can lead to serious accidents. The cameras take a photo of all vehicles that go through red lights and the owners of the vehicles are then presented with a traffic violation. However, the citations are treated like parking tickets and don’t end up on the vehicle owner’s driving record.
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