Traffic safety

Phoenix committee considers bringing back red-light cameras

Study finds cameras reduce serious crashes, some members argue street design changes would do more

Tempe Fire and Police respond to a collision at the intersection of Kyrene and Warner roads on May 31 in Tempe. A study by University of Arizona found that red light cameras in the city of Phoenix decreased fatal or serious injury crashes by 28.7%. (Courtesy Tempe Police Department)

Red light cameras are controversial, but proponents argue they make streets safer.

The city of Phoenix wants to decide if they are enough.

A Phoenix committee on traffic safety is considering bringing back red light cameras — the 12 the city had were taken down in 2019 — as one of many possible tools to help make Phoenix’s streets safer.

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