Overview
As communities across the nation seek to address crashes associated with red light running, they are increasingly looking for additional tools
to supplement their traditional overburdened enforcement resources. One of the safety tools many communities have employed is a Red Light
Running (RLR) Automated Enforcement Program. RLR programs have been installed in municipalities in 24 states across this country. New York
City has had a RLR program in place since 1993.
On January 13, 2008, Assembly Bill 4314 (pdf 74k) was
signed into law requiring
the Commissioner of Transportation
to establish a five-year pilot program
to determine the effectiveness of
the installation and utilization
of traffic control signal monitoring
systems in New Jersey. A traffic
control signal monitoring system
(also known as a RLR system) is
an integrated system or device utilizing
a camera, or a multiple camera system,
and vehicle sensors which work in
conjunction with a traffic control
signal to produce images of vehicles
disregarding a red signal or “running
a red light.”
In support of the Governor’s request
that the RLR program be implemented
in a careful and deliberate manner,
and that implementation be undertaken
in a staged fashion, the New Jersey
Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
has established that up to 12 jurisdictions
may be approved for RLR programs
during the first year of implementation.
This application process
is intended to establish
locations throughout New
Jersey that have a demonstrated
red light running history
and that efforts such as
engineering, enforcement
and education have not
shown to be effective in
decreasing violations and/or
crashes and that a traffic
control signal monitoring
system may be an effective
tool to aid in increasing
safety at these locations.
There are 76
authorized and operational
red-light camera intersections throughout
the state.
The 2011 and 2012 Reports
on Red-Light Traffic Control
Signal Monitoring Systems
are available on the Legislatively
Mandated Reports section of
the NJDOT web site.
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