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5084
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In 1998, Charlotte became the first city in the Southeast to put an electronic photo program into operation to reduce red light running. Harrington discusses why Charlotte chose to use this approach and what the results have been.
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4149
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In 1998, Charlotte became the first city in the Southeast to put an electronic photo program into operation to reduce red light running. The city contracted with Lockheed Martin, which owns and operates the system and mails citations, collects fines, and schedules court appearances. In the first eight months Charlotte issued 17,000 citations at monitored intersections. This was six times more than the previous year. There was also a thirty-eight percent drop in the number of accidents caused by red light runners at these same intersections.
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4150
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In 1998, Salisbury became the first city in the Southeast to use an electronic ticketing system to catch railroad crossing violations. Henderson Street was one of the city's worst crossings, averaging three violations a week during the twenty-week baseline period. Violations dropped to .65 per week when ticketing began. Nationally, the state ranked fourteenth in 1997 in train/vehicle collisions.
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4240
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In 1998, Charlotte became the Southeast's first city to install cameras at selected intersections to catch red-light violators. Results showed a 70 percent decline in violations and 25 percent drop in accidents at these intersections. Other cities, including Raleigh and Chapel Hill, are now considering the program. An area of concern in using such an approach is making certain ticketed individuals have an opportunity to appeal.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 18, May 1999,
p17, 18, il
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4330
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Video camera usage by governmental and law enforcement agencies proves effective. In 1998, Charlotte mounted cameras at twenty intersections to catch red light violators. In the first year, over 27,000 tickets were issued. When a police officer was shot two years ago, Charlotte equipped all 450 patrol cars with cameras. Now Charlotte is putting cameras on school buses to catch those who ignore a stopped bus.
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