| A city-within-a-city, Century City in Los Angeles | | | | camera at Washington Blvd and Beethoven, the fine |
| County, California is an upscale mini-metropolis. Despite | | | | for violators caught in the act was a hefty $446. |
| its well-heeled population and workforce, many | | | | In 2007, almost 900 people were killed and an |
| Century City car accident attorneys will tell you, the | | | | estimated 153,000 were injured in red-light running |
| city has seen its share of tragic car collisions. | | | | collisions. Nearly half of fatalities in red-light running |
| Reckless and inattentive drivers, often in pricey | | | | crashes are pedestrians and occupants in other |
| Porches, BMWs, Mercedes and other exotic sports, | | | | vehicles who are hit by the red-light runners. Some |
| cars zip through traffic at high speeds. Many of these | | | | Century City car collision lawyers have noted that |
| busy motorists are distracted by cell phones, iPods, | | | | red-light cameras, when used appropriately, can help |
| BlackBerrys and other high-tech devices as they blow | | | | cut down on the number of car accidents in the city. |
| through red lights. Still others engage in road rage that | | | | They also admit that these systems act a deterrent to |
| has resulted in many car accidents. | | | | would-be scofflaws who may be tempted to cheat a |
| Avenue of the Stars with intersections at Constellation | | | | red light. |
| Blvd, West Olympic, Santa Monica and West Pico are | | | | Red-light cameras have demonstrated an ability to |
| very busy streets during rush hour. According to the | | | | dramatically reduce red-light violations. Evaluations in |
| National Highway Safety Traffic Administration, | | | | California showed that camera enforcement reduced |
| approximately 45 percent of all car crashes occur at | | | | red-light running by about 40 percent. Not only did the |
| intersections. Unfortunately, these accidents tend to be | | | | cameras reducing red-light running at camera-equipped |
| t-bone collisions, which, more often than not cause | | | | intersections, but even intersections not so equipped, |
| more severe injuries than front or rear-end collisions. | | | | showed a decrease. This means that red-light |
| The reason for this is that there are fewer protections | | | | cameras can positively alter driver behavior throughout |
| for occupants in a side collision. And car collisions are | | | | a city. |
| more severe since motorists who run red lights tend to | | | | Cameras are used for law enforcement in |
| speed up as they race to beat the light. | | | | Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, |
| To reduce the number of car accidents and personal | | | | Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, |
| injuries, Century City car crash attorneys will admit that | | | | Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and |
| the city has some of the highest traffic fines in Los | | | | Washington, DC, and many other smaller cities and |
| Angeles. When the city opted to install a red-light | | | | communities throughout the United States. |