Reducing red light running through longer yellow signal timing and red light camera enforcement: Results of a field investigation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 327-333

  Retting, Richard A ^a   Ferguson, Susan A ^b   Farmer, Charles M ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^b Ferguson International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated enforcement; Cameras; Motor vehicle crashes; Red light running; Traffic signal timing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CAMERAS; CRASHWORTHINESS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT; CRASH FATALITIES; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; RED LIGHT CAMERAS; RED LIGHT RUNNING;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHILADELPHIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349002573     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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