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Red Light Running Automated Enforcement
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Overview
As communities across the nation seek to address crashes associated with red light running, they are increasingly looking for additional tools
to supplement their traditional overburdened enforcement resources. One of the safety tools many communities have employed is a Red Light
Running (RLR) Automated Enforcement Program. RLR programs have been installed in municipalities in 24 states across this country. New York
City has had a RLR program in place since 1993.
On January 13, 2008, Assembly
Bill 4314
(pdf 74k) was
signed into law requiring
the Commissioner of Transportation
to establish a five-year
pilot program to determine
the effectiveness of the installation
and utilization of traffic control
signal monitoring systems in New
Jersey. A traffic control
signal monitoring system
(also known as a RLR system)
is an integrated system or
device utilizing a camera,
or a multiple camera system,
and vehicle sensors which
work in conjunction with
a traffic control signal to produce
images of vehicles disregarding a
red signal or “running
a red light.”
In support of the Governor’s
request that the RLR program
be implemented in a careful
and deliberate manner, and
that implementation be undertaken
in a staged fashion, the
New Jersey Department of
Transportation (NJDOT) has
established that up to 12
jurisdictions may be approved
for RLR programs during the
first year of implementation.
This application process is intended to establish locations throughout New Jersey that have a demonstrated red light running history and that
efforts such as engineering, enforcement and education have not shown to be effective in decreasing violations and/or crashes and that a
traffic control signal monitoring system may be an effective tool to aid in increasing safety at these locations.
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