Item 9AItem 9AConsider Approval of Four Proposed Intersections for Red Light Camera Enforcement
Robert Finn
Davis and Southlake BlvdJune 2008
Davis and Southlake BlvdJune 2008
Peytonville and Southlake BlvdMay 2008
Peytonville and Southlake Blvd March 2006
Red Light Camera Agenda
Red Light Camera Enforcement Update
Purpose of Red Light Cameras
Review of Proposed Intersections
On April 15, 2008, the City Council approved the placement of red light cameras at the intersections of State Highway 114 at Gateway and F.M. 1709 at Pearson. The red light cameras
went live at those intersections on August 29, 2008.
Red Light Camera Enforcement Update
Red Light Camera Enforcement Update
From August 29 – September 30:
812 Total Violations
660 Available for Prosecutions
561 Violation Notices Mailed (85%)
The City of Southlake website now has several web links and pages devoted to helpful information related to red light camera enforcement.
Red Light Camera Enforcement Update
After conducting several studies throughout the United States, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found “that cameras have reduced red-light running and crashes at intersections.”
Garland, Texas
56% reduction crashes due to red light running
25% reduction in overall crashes
38% fewer crashes at intersections without photo enforcement (driver behavior changed)
Oxnard, California
32 % reduction in front-into-side collisions
68 % reduction in front-into-side collisions resulting in injuries
Why Red Light Camera Enforcement?
Why Red Light Camera Enforcement?
El Paso, Texas
From November 2006- February 2007
80% decrease in overall collisions
50% decrease in T-Bone collisions (the most dangerous and life threatening red light collision)
0% change in rear-end collisions
These statistics assisted El Paso in challenging the perception that red light cameras increase the occurrence of rear-end collisions.
El Paso, Texas
From November 2006- February 2007
Violations:
4,892 Total violations issued
68 Contested
1 Dismissed
Why Red Light Camera Enforcement?
Carroll and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
Kimball and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
Davis (FM1938) and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-NB
Peytonville and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-EB
Proposed Red Light Camera Intersections
Intersection Accident Data
Southlake Department of Public Safety-Police Services Report for the last 18 months:
Carroll and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
29 Total Accidents and 57 Total Citations Issued
Kimball and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
30 Total Accidents and 55 Total Citations Issued
Intersection Accident Data
Southlake Department of Public Safety-Police Services Report for the last 18 months:
Davis (FM1938) and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-NB
37 Total Accidents and 71 Total Citations Issued
Peytonville and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709) -EB
13 Total Accidents and 33 Total Citations Issued
Redflex Survey Results
Carroll and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
Kimball and East Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-WB
Peytonville and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-EB
Red Light Camera Engineering Statement
Davis (FM1938) and West Southlake Blvd. (FM1709)-NB
Red Light Camera Engineering Statement
The Red Light Camera Citizen’s Advisory Committee
The Red Light Camera Citizen’s Advisory Committee approved these four intersections at their September 23, 2008 meeting by a vote of 5-0.
Questions?