red light cameras

Red-light cameras reduce fatal car crashes, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In the cities studied, deaths involving red-light violations dropped by an average of nearly 25%. But don't expect the cameras to bring in city revenue.

Computers already handle much of traffic law enforcement. Now IBM is developing a system to remotely turn off your car while idling at traffic lights, to save gas. In our future as envisioned by IBM in a new patent application, you pull up to a red light with several cars in front of you. A...

Drive without insurance? Then you'd better stay out of Ohio, where the state is considering a program that uses red-light cameras and insurance company databases to check passing traffic for uninsured motorists. The system would use license plate numbers to verify driver insurance. According to the...

The nation is blossoming red light cameras that shoot pictures of drivers that disregard the law while passing through the intersections. For many cities, the technology is a god-send, and not just for the traffic control. The fines collected from drivers who are mailed a snapshot of their...