Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Speeding Cameras

Texas Governor Greg Abbott after signing a bill banning red light cameras in the Lone Star State. Photo: Twitter

Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal

By Aaron Short | Jun 3, 2019 | 33 Comments

Greg Abbott tweeted a video of himself allowing motorists free rein on Texas's already dangerous roads. His tweet was viewed 1.37 million times, and received 61,883 likes and 14,683 retweets, in 48 hours.

The ACLU’s Dangerous Windshield Bias

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2018 | 471 Comments

The Iowa chapter of the ACLU has joined a campaign to ban traffic enforcement cameras statewide.

More than 112,500 people were killed in speeding-related crashes from 2005 to 2014 . Image: NTSB

NTSB: Speed Kills, and We’re Not Doing Enough to Stop It

By Stephen Miller | Jul 27, 2017 | 61 Comments

More than 112,500 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes from 2005 to 2014, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic deaths in America over that period. In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.

Crashes Doubled After Houston Banned Red Light Cameras

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2015 | 53 Comments

Law enforcement officers warned there would likely be an uptick in collisions when Houston debated banning red light cameras in the early part of the decade. Turns out they were absolutely right. Houston voters banned the life-saving technology in 2010, with the press mostly cheering them along. Last year Houston PD examined how that’s impacted safety at intersections. According […]

States That Ban Traffic Safety Cams Put Their Own Residents’ Lives at Risk

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 25, 2014 | 75 Comments

In Ohio, lawmakers are now poised to outlaw traffic safety cameras, needlessly obstructing efforts to save lives. Similar bills were taken up this year in statehouses in Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, 12 states have laws that forbid speed cameras under most circumstances. If enacted, these laws will certainly end […]