National Stop on Red Week, August 7-13th, 2022
Streets Are For Everyone will observe National Stop on Red Week 2022, which runs August 7-13. Red-light safety cameras are part of a comprehensive effort to improve traffic safety for all motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians who use our roads.
Created by the Federal Highway Administration, National Stop on Red Week aims to educate drivers about the dangers of red-light running and to reduce the number and severity of crashes.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that motorists in urban areas are more likely to be injured in crashes involving red-light running than in any other type of crash. In 2020, 928 people were killed and 115,741 were injured in crashes that involved red-light running. About half of those killed in red-light crashes are pedestrians, cyclists and people other than the violator.
The U.S. Department of Transportation found that one in three Americans know someone who has been injured or killed in a red-light running crash.
In South LA, tragedy struck yesterday because of a driver who ran a red light. A 37-year-old female was driving at a high rate of speed southbound on LaBrea. The section she was traveling on is known for its high speeds over the hills. She was allegedly drunk and some witnesses said she was traveling as fast as 100 MPH. She drove at this high rate into a busy intersection, and through a red light, — Slauson and LaBrea — without even attempting to slow down. She hit several cars causing them to immediately burst into flames as they flew across the intersection towards a gas station. Several other cars were hit. All told 6 people were killed and 8 other people were seriously injured.
This is tragically horrible, and totally preventable. Streets Are For Everyone is reminding all drivers to ALWAYS STOP on RED.
Safety is the responsibility of every driver — not just during Stop on Red Week, but every day and every time someone gets behind the wheel. Intersection safety is an extremely important aspect of road safety in our community.
#EnoughIsEnough #StopOnRed2022 #SpeedKills
