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Title: Red light Enforcement


1
Red light Enforcement
  • Enforcement lights
  • A simple tool for safer highways.
  • Prepared by Lieutenant Steven Burch (ret.)
  • Clearwater Police Department

2
Problem
  • Tampa Bay area is one of the worst locations in
    the nation for red light running.
  • In 2000, 114 motorists were killed in Florida due
    to red light running.
  • Red light running is one of several violations
    associated with aggressive driving.

3
Judicial Requirements
  • Officer must see the color of the light facing
    the violator.
  • Officer must be able to see the stop bar.
  • The officer must be able to testify to the
    violators vehicle and its distance from the stop
    bar at the time of the red signal.

4
Traditional Enforcement Method
  • Officers traveling the same direction of the
    violator, see violation and attempt to effect a
    stop.
  • Officers monitoring a direction see a violation
    and attempt a stop.
  • Required officers to use lights and siren to
    attempt to clear cross traffic.
  • Dangerous to the officers and other motorists.

5
Observer Method
  • Spotter officer sets up to monitor one specific
    direction of an intersection.
  • Chase officers set up downstream of the
    intersection.
  • Spotter calls out violators to chase car(s).
  • Spotter must hand off the vehicle to the chase
    car.
  • Spotter is limited by the number of chase cars.
  • Generally can only monitor one direction at a
    time.

6
Enforcement lights
  • Richardson Texas has 42 intersections equipped
    with enforcement lights.
  • Seven additional cities in Texas use this
    technology.
  • Inexpensive, non intrusive technology -no
    pictures.
  • All red light violators will face the same
    penalty.

7
Enforcement Lights
  • White light fixture is wired into the red circuit
    of the signal head.
  • Power to the red light sends power to the white
    enforcement light.
  • Officers can tell signal color from different
    angles.
  • Officers can safely conduct enforcement.
  • Allows for opportunistic enforcement.
  • Officers can monitor more then one direction at a
    time.

8
Installation Process
  • Joint assessment team of local law enforcement
    and engineers evaluate each location.
  • Locations must have a history of red light
    violations.
  • Locations must facilitate safe access to the
    violator and a clear view of the stop bar.
  • Clearwater currently uses Pelco SM-0287-42-SS
    Fixtures.

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10
Guidelines
  • Officers must understand the concept and basic
    layout of each intersection.
  • For preplanned operations the officers should
    observe the intersection before conducting
    enforcement.
  • Check to ensure all red lights are coordinated
    with the proper enforcement light.

11
Guidelines Continued
  • Set up where both the enforcement light and stop
    bar for the direction monitored can be seen.
  • Monitor the enforcement light, when it activates,
    shift focus to the stop to detect a violator.
  • Safely effect the stop.

12
Guidelines Continued
  • After familiarization, an officer may conduct
    opportunistic enforcement when violations occur.
  • In these cases Officers should return to location
    to confirm the system is working in the proper
    order.

13
US 19 and SR 60
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Results continued
  • FDOT has adopted the enforcement light concept as
    part of the five year safety plan.
  • In late 2002, two additional intersections were
    added. In 2003, traffic crashes in Clearwater
    dropped 6.7 percent.
  • In 2004, 8 additional intersections were added in
    Clearwater. Three more are slated for
    installation
  • Currently, there 100 intersections covered by
    enforcement lights in the Tampa Bay area.

16
Contact Information
  • Chief Steven Burch
  • Crystal River Police Department
  • 123 NW Highway 19
  • Crystal River, Fl 34428
  • (352)795-4241
  • sburch_at_crystalriverfl.org
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