Now that my kids are both licensed drivers, road safety is even more in the forefront of my mind than ever before. My kids have been taught to be cautious, defensive drivers but that doesn’t mean all the other drivers they encounter will be as careful. So when I was asked by Global Influence to share this message with you about the National Coalition for Safer Roads and the Red Light Safety Camera Campaign, I gladly said yes!
Here is some important information for you and your family about the campaign and how you can help spread the word:
Keeping our families safe on the road is a very important task that we undertake as parents. We drive carefully, keep our cars in tip-top shape, and make sure everyone is buckled in safely on each and every trip. Unfortunately, we can’t control what other drivers on the road are doing. We must rely on the police and essential safety equipment, such as red light safety cameras, to help keep us safe.
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that 113,000 people were injured and 676 were killed in crashes that involved red-light running in 2009 – two-thirds of the victims were pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants of vehicles hit by the red-light runners.
The study also showed that red-light safety cameras helped save more than 150 lives in 14 of the biggest U.S. cities from 2004 to 2008. Had the cameras been operating in all 99 U.S. cities with populations more than 200,000, more than 800 lives could have been saved.
Each time we enter an intersection, our families are at risk of becoming the victim of an accident – whether on foot or in a vehicle. Red light safety cameras help to change driver behavior and reduce the risk to our loved ones, however many people are unaware just how valuable these cameras are to those on the road.
The National Coalition for Safer Roads has created a powerful video, showing just how tragic the consequences of running a red light can be.
You can find the National Coalition for Safer Roads on their website, Twitter and Facebook pages, for more information about this important initiative. You can also text SAFE to 723389 (SAFETY) and NCSR will let you know how you can help build support for safer roads.
Join the Coalition in spreading this important message. You may save the life of a loved one or spare a family the heartbreak of losing a life to a tragic intersection accident.
The statistics are frightening, but seeing how people are affected by people running red lights makes it real.
The Natl. Coalition for Safer Roads is a front group for ATS, the red light camera company. It says so, right on the NCSR site. And ATS has just been exposed as hidden behind a lot of the pro-camera comments posted online. The expose caused the suspension of an ATS VP, three weeks ago. If you go to the website of the Everett (WA) Daily Herald (heraldnet.com) and put Kroske into the search box, the articles about the scandal will come up.
But don’t stop there. Kroske was just one of ATS’ spokesmen. There’s at least one other, and he is potentially much more dangerous. He is Mark Rosenker, former chair of the NTSB. Having retired from the NTSB he now is Senior Advisor to the NCSR. Taking advantage of his (’til now) top notch credentials, Rosenker has been granted numerous pro-camera “guest columns” in newspapers around the country in which he mentioned his current position as Senior Advisor to the National Coalition for Safer Roads but never disclosed that the NCSR is supported by ATS. A little more history about Rosenker. Early in his career he did electronic monitoring for CRP, the campaign to re-elect Pres. Nixon. CRP (now known colloquially as CReeP), did the Watergate break-in, after which many of the conspirators were sent to prison, and Nixon resigned.
ATS is also behind many of the “citizen supported” pro-camera websites you’ll find in towns where the company is entrenched. The best article about the concocted sites is at bancams dot com. To find the article, put “stupid” in their search box.
Now that you know the kind of people who are behind this, are you comfortable with it, or do you feel exploited? Did they pay you to put this stuff on your site?
Henry, thank you for the information. I was not aware of that and will look into it. However, it is up to my readers to decide for themselves how they use the information the post provides and now the information you have provided. My reason for posting it was to bring awareness to a safety concern and a way that could potentially decrease the problem. I was not compensated in any way for this post. I ALWAYS disclose any compensation received for a post, in accordance with the FTC.
Again, thank you for your input, and thank you for visiting MomRN.com!