- RED-LIGHT RUNNING CAN BE FATAL.
- One in three Americans know someone who has been injured or killed in a red-light running crash.
- Between 2004-2016, an estimated 10,125 people were killed red-light running related crashes.
- On average, two people died each day in red-light running crashes in the United States in 2017.
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens.
- In 2017, 132,000 people were injured in crashes involving red-light running.
- Over half of the deaths in red-light running crashes are pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants in vehicles other than
the vehicle running the red light. - Nearly 93% of drivers say it is unacceptable to go through red-lights, yet nearly 43% admitted to doing so in the past 30 days.
- The most common type of urban crashes involve drivers who run red lights, stop signs and other traffic controls.
- Red-light running is often a result of aggressive or distracted driving and is completely preventable..