Citation

Lawson SD. Traffic Eng. Control 1992; 33(1): 10-12.

Affiliation

Automobile Assoc, Engl

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Hemming Group)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

Research from Victoria, Australia, has shown that automatic surveillance cameras, with signs warning drivers of their presence, can reduce accidents at junctions controlled by automatic traffic signals (ATS). Results from the study conducted by The Automobile Association Foundation for Road Safety Research and Birmingham City Council indicated that at least one-fifth of red-light running accidents at high-risk sites could be reduced by the use of cameras. This paper draws from the latter research and compares the costs of installing cameras and signs with the likely accident savings. It indicates that there would be few highway authorities in the U.K. unable to justify the use of cameras. Equipment installed at high-risk sites could pay for itself within a year.