An Analysis of the 2012 DHSMV Red Light Camera Program Analysis

http://retiredpublicsafety.com/documents/rlc/DHSMV_2012_RLC_Analysis.pdf

Executive Summary

The DHSMV analysis report has been widely reported in the media as to documenting the effectiveness of red light cameras in Florida. However, a review of the report shows it is in fact just a survey with no supporting data, and numerous issues:

• Local governments in violation of Florida law for reporting requirements;
• No data for red light violation crashes either before the use of automated for-profit enforcement devices or afterward;
• A ticket dismissal rate nearly twice that of officer-issued tickets;
• 44% of the agencies not using crash data as the primary means for device placement;
• 20% to 30% of the agencies failing to submit crash data;
• No numerical data and no means for an independent review of presented data;
• Unqualified persons issuing both notices of violations (NOV) and uniform traffic citations (UTC);
• Inconsistent agency practices on who issues and reviews NOV and UTC;
• Inconsistent ticketing of the less-hazardous right hand turns;
• Over 77% of the agencies lacking an agency policy to define the circumstances for right hand turn enforcement;
• No report data for activation errors; and
• No report data as to compliance with minimum yellow light timing.
 

In summary, the omission of key data, the lack of a means to independently verify the claims, as well as the failure of 20% to 30% of the agencies to submit crash data invalidates this report.
 

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