PROJECT RED LIGHT

Red Light Photo Enforcement Program:

The City of Newark instituted Project Red Light in November 2009 and since then we have installed cameras at 19 specifically designated intersections across the community as a way to make City of Newark streets safer. Nationally, the economic impact of red light running on society is estimated to be $14 billion annually.  In New Jersey, more than 500 people are killed on roadways every year – which equates to more than one person every day.  Red light running is one of the major causes of collisions, deaths and injuries at signalized intersections in the United States.

Two years after the start of Project Red Light the safety benefits to City of Newark are promising – the data collected from these intersections is showing driver behavior is changing and as a result streets are becoming safer.  Total crashes at the Project Red Light intersections have dropped 36%. Additionally, severe right-angle crashes, which are directly attributed to red light running, have been reduced by 42%.  Same direction crashes, such as rear-end collisions, were reduced by 25% - which refutes the idea cameras lead to an increase in rear-end crashes. 


For more information on Project Red Light please download the following documents: 

• Project Red Light Map

• Project Red Light Public Information Brochure

• Project Red Light 2012 Statistics

• Frequently Asked Questions about Project Red Light

• New Jersey Department Of Transportation 2010 Annual Report on Red Light Running

• New Jersey Department Of Transportation 2011 Annual Report on Red Light Running  
• State of Safety Cameras in New Jersey Report

• Payment Instructions for Red Light Violations

• Statement of Technology

• State Legislation

• Newark Municipal Ordinance

• League of Municipalities November 2012 Article "Red Light Cameras Increase Public Safety"

Making Newark Insersections Safer

Traffic Safety Coalition

It Only Takes One Second - Safe Jersey Roads

• OCTOBER 10, 2012: PROJECT RED LIGHT NEW DATA SHOWS RIGHT ANGLE AND REAR-END CRASHES DOWN IN CITY OF NEWARK INTERSECTIONS USING TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS

• JUNE 20, 2012: CITY OF NEWARK COMPLETES STEPS REQUIRED TO RESUME AUTOMATED PHOTO ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AT "PROJECT RED LIGHT" INTERSECTIONS

• JUNE 08, 2012: NEWARK HAS STARTED TO ISSUE $85 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TO MOTORISTS RUNNING RED LIGHTS AT BERGEN AND WEST RUNYON STREETS; WILL START ISSUING THEM AT WASHINGTON STREET AND CENTRAL AVENUE AND BERGEN STREET AND AVON AVENUE
   
• MARCH 07, 2012: NEWARK WILL START ISSUING $85 VIOLATIONS TO MOTORISTS WHO RUN RED LIGHTS AT INTERSECTION OF MLK BOULEVARD AND COURT STREET, EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012