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Red Light Running Facts
 
A crash caused by a driver who runs a red light is more likely to result in serious injury or death.

  • Deaths caused by red light running are increasing at more than three times the rate of increase for all other fatal crashes.

  • More people are injured in crashes involving red light running than in any other crash type.

  • Reduction in red light running through a comprehensive red light camera program will promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of Humble citizens.

 
 
Most people run red lights because they are in a hurry, when in fact they only save seconds. 

  • Almost all drivers (96%) fear being struck by a red light runner.

  • A majority of Americans (56%) admit to running red lights.

  • Red light runners can be any one of us who drives.

  • One in three Americans knows someone who has been injured or killed in a red light running crash. 

  • Red light running is often a result of aggressive driving, and is completely preventable.

Sources:  “Stop Red Light Running,” Federal Highway Administration Safety Website: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/index.htm.

R. A. Retting and A.F. Williams, "Characteristics of Red Light Violators: Results of a Field Investigation," Journal of Safety Research (1996): 27.1, 9-15
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