News Item:
On the Boulevard,
cameras result in a dramatic change
You may call it Big Brother, and the ACLU may raise privacy concerns [as they have done in New York], but the cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard have decreased the number of drivers running red lights by a whopping 96%. That number comes from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Before the cameras were installed, estimates were that 250 out of 10,000 drivers ran a light on the boulevard. The most recent data shows that figure has dropped to about 1 in 10,000. City of Philadelphia official figures show less of a decline, between 75% and 80%, which is still pretty impressive. Between the years 2000 and 2005, there were 14,000 accidents on Roosevelt Boulevard, so it will be interesting to see just how much the accident rate itself has decreased in that area.
Link: Philly.com
Cartoon from Sid in the City
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