A new AAA study reveals that the number of fatalities at the red light has increased since 2012

New York – Distracted driving is blamed for raising the number of red-light deaths to a maximum of 10 years. Technology to tackle the problem is controversial.

A new study from the AAA reveals that the number of deaths from red light is on the rise, up 28% since 2012. "The problem is that drivers are distracted, impatient and irresponsible," said the door. – AAA's Speech, Doug Shupe.

Research has shown that red-light cameras, which catch drivers in the act and send them a ticket, reduce fatal accidents by 14% and traffic lights by 21%. But the indignant drivers call it for-profit police.

Kelly Canon has led the charge in Texas to ban cameras at red lights this summer, the eighth state to do so. "I call it government-sanctioned extortion," Canon said.

New York City was the first to use red-light cameras and now covers more than 2,000 speed control devices in two years. Transport Commissioner Polly Trottenberg does not agree with the idea that cameras are speed traps.

"We are thinking and using data on the location of the cameras.We are not trying to have a trap game," Trottenberg said.

At least 141 other communities in 15 states also use automatic radar. According to the New York City Transportation Department, they have reduced the number of speed-related incidents by more than 60 percent and collisions by 15 percent.

The Insurance Institute for Road Safety found that cameras tended to change driver behavior, reducing speeding by about 80%. New York City has found that 80% of people who get a $ 50 bill for one camera never get another one.