It may seem unnecessary to remind drivers to stop at red lights, but according to the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) it’s very necessary. Each year, drivers who run red lights kill an average of 885 people. That’s why the FHWA started National Stop on Red Week, which runs from August 7th through the 13th this year.

The National Coalition for Safer Roads compiled this list of statistics to illustrate the problems associated with running red lights.

1) In 2009, 676 people were killed and 130,000 were injured in crashes that involved red-light running.

2) About half of the deaths in red-light running crashes are pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants in other vehicles who are hit by the red runners.

3) The T-bone intersection crashes caused by red-light runners result in the most severe injuries.

4) A 2005 review of red-light camera studies around the world concluded that cameras reduce red-light violations by 40 to 50 percent and reduce injury crashes by 25 to 30 percent.

5) Motorists in urban areas are more likely to be injured in crashes involving red-light running than in any other type of crash.

6) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that most Americans - 96 percent - are afraid of being hit by a red-light runner.

7) Red-light runners are more than three times as likely as other drivers to have multiple speeding convictions on their driver records.

8) Occupant injuries occurred in 45 percent of red-light running crashes, compared with 30 percent of other crash types.

9) Two thirds of drivers in 14 large U.S. cities with longstanding red light camera programs support their use.

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