> injuries are less severe. I think that rear-end collisions
> can also be reduced by a public awareness campaign prior
> to installing cameras.
why wouldn't a public awareness campaign work for side impact collisions?
I have commuted for work for 10 years, most to downtown mpls from st paul,
eagan, river falls and north mpls. recently from north mpls to eden prairie
and st paul. it has been extremely rare that i have seen any one blow through
a red light while it was clearly red and had been for a significant amount of
time. what i have witnessed is the 1 or 2 cars that go through as the light
turns red and the opposing light just turns green. in many of those cases when
i am first at the intersection, i have just got off the brake by the time the
offender has gone through. now cameras will catch these people but besides
being a nuisance, i haven't witnessed a situation where they are dangerous. I
know it can be but i have driven a lot of miles and i just don't have the
personal experience to claim that it is a problem of epidemic proportions.
perhaps i am lucky, but i am skeptical of luck. when a light turns green it is
50/50 that a car will be entering or in the intersection from cross traffic.
it is a nuisance for sure, but dangerous? now blowing a red light due to
talking on the cell phone or reading email from your pda, now that is a problem
and cameras will not take care of that.
john harris
camden
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