Red Light Running Costs California Billions and Hundreds of Lives Each Year

SAFE Calls on Governor to Approve SB 720, Modernizing Enforcement and Saving Lives

SAFE (Streets Are For Everyone) released the report The Hidden Cost of Red Light Running in California showing the devastating toll of red light running across California—both in human lives and economic cost—and urged Governor Newsom to sign Senate Bill 720 (SB 720), a measure that would modernize automated red light enforcement and save lives.

Red light running has become a statewide crisis. In 2023 alone, 195 people were killed and more than 1,200 severely injured in California due to drivers ignoring red lights. Since 2013, severe injuries and fatalities at intersections have risen 96.1% , with nearly one in five victims being pedestrians or cyclists .

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