Evaluation of red light camera enforcement in Oxnard, California

Evaluation of red light camera enforcement in Oxnard, California

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Article ID: iaor2000317
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 169
End Page Number: 174
Publication Date: May 1999
Journal: Accident Analysis and Prevention
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: law & law enforcement, behaviour
Abstract:

Red light cameras are increasingly being used to supplement police efforts to enforce against noncompliance with traffic signals − a substantial contributing factor in urban motor vehicle crashes. Camera enforcement is intended to modify driver behavior through both general deterrence and punishment of individual violators. A before/after quasi-experimental design with controls was employed to evaluate the influence of a red light camera enforcement program on red light violation rates in the city of Oxnard, CA. A total of 14 intersections (nine camera sites, three non-camera sites, and two control sites) were studied. Overall, the red light violation rate was reduced approximately 42% several months after the enforcement program began. Increases in driver compliance with red lights were not limited to the camera-equipped intersections but spilled over to nonequipped intersections as well. Results of public opinion surveys conducted approximately 6 weeks before, 6 weeks after, and 6 months after the camera enforcement program began indicated that nearly 80% of Oxnard residents support using red light cameras as a supplement to police efforts to enforce traffic signal laws.

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