Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn't make streets safer
- Written by Justin Gallagher, Assistant Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Many major U.S. cities have hidden cameras to catch drivers who run red lights.Gints Ivuskans/shutterstock
The automobile is a killer. In the U.S., 36,675 people died in traffic accidents in 2014. The year before, 2.3 million people were injured in traffic accidents.
During the past decade, over 438 U.S. municipalities, including 36 of the 50 most...
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