Wilmington Red Light Camera Report FY14

Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System 2014

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City of Wilmington

Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System

Program Report for Fiscal Year 2014

Published by the

Wilmington Police Department

Bobby Cummings, Chief of Police

Department of Finance Sheila Winfrey-Brown, Director


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Table of Content

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………….1-7

Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………..…...8-9

Crash Data Analysis ………………………………………………………………….……10

Data Method Technology …………………………………………………………….…… 11

Supporting Contractor and Management Team……………………………………………..12

Camera Locations ………………………..……………………………………………..13-14

Violations …………………………………………………………………………………. 15

Revenue / Expenses …………………………………………………………………….16-17

Court Process ………………………………………………………………………………18

Affidavits …………………………………………………………………………………. 18

Delinquent Fine Payments …………………………………………………………………19

New Intersections …………………………………………………………………………..19

Report Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2015.…………….……………….…………….19

Appendix

Total Crashes Per Year ………………………………………………………………….. .21

FY13 Red Light Camera Summary Report by Location Graph …………………………..22

FY13 Red Light Camera Summary Report by Location ……………………………....23-27

FY14 Red Light Camera Summary Report by Location Graph ……………………….….28

FY14 Red Light Camera Summary Report by Location……………………………….29-33


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Introduction

Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal Violations Monitoring System Program was introduced in 2001. The program’s intent is to reduce dangerous intersection crashes that typically cause injury or death, to aid in the redeployment of police officers to better serve our residential and business communities, and to avoid the costs associated with red-light running traffic crashes, which typically includes right-angle crashes.

Since its inception in 2001, Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System Program has grown from 15 intersections with red light cameras to 31 intersections with 34 red light cameras. During fiscal year 2013, crashes at all intersections totaled 190. During fiscal year 2014, there were 200 crashes or a 5.26% increase in total crashes when compared to fiscal year 2013. As noted later in the report, several intersections showed significant decreases during this period, which included Pennsylvania Avenue westbound at N. Lincoln Street, 11th Street eastbound at N. Church Street, Concord Avenue at N. Broom Street (both southbound and northbound), and S. Walnut Street northbound at A Street. The largest increase in crashes occurred at 4th Street westbound at N. Washington Street.

Every traffic collision exacts its own financial costs on families, vehicle owners and the community at large. Medical care, vehicle removal and repair, and the attention from police and other emergency response personnel are just a few of the measurable costs associated with traffic crashes. The red-light safety cameras help reduce vehicle collisions by changing driver behavior. As a result, injuries and fatalities decrease, along with the tax burden to communities for emergency services and other costs tied to every traffic collision. Red-light safety cameras also enable police departments to provide uninterrupted traffic enforcement without assigning an officer to watch the intersection. This enables police departments to enhance their enforcement efforts without added costs, providing a cost-savings to the community. Moreover, safer roads mean safer communities.

Red light running happens frequently and is often deadly. In 2012, 683 people were killed and an estimated 133,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running.1

The Federal Highway Administration research estimates the cost of a fatal car crash to be between $5 million and $5.4 million.2

Injury related traffic crashes are estimated to cost $500,000 to $540,000 and property damage only crashes are estimated to cost from $25,000 and $28,000.

1 Figures based on: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Red Light Running Data Overview 2012. Available at http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/red-light-running/topicoverview. 2 Costs are based on the KABCO scale and have been adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars from the original source: U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Economic Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2002.

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/red-light-running/topicoverview



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These figures were confirmed in a study conducted for the American Automobile Association

(AAA), which found that a fatal car crash costs a community about $6 million. These estimates include medical, insurance, legal, and emergency service costs, as well as lost work productivity and travel delays.3

Red light cameras are an effective way to discourage red light running. Enforcement is the best way to get people to comply with any law, but it is impossible for police to be at every intersection. Cameras can fill the void. An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study comparing large cities with red light cameras to those without found the devices reduced the fatal red light running crash rate by 24 percent and the rate of all types of fatal crashes at signalized intersections by 17 percent.4 The use of red-light cameras truly requires the "Three Es" of road safety: Engineering, Education and Enforcement. In this case, public education is crucial to accomplish a number of things. First, to alert the public to the issue through public service announcements and seek voluntary change in behavior at signalized intersections. Second, to gain public support, which is critical to successful red-light camera implementation. Third, to alert motorists to the increased level of enforcement (sometimes the threat of enforcement is sufficient to change unsafe behavior). And finally, to sufficiently educate the public on how the system works so that motorists are not surprised or confused when they receive a ticket in the mail. In addition to educating the public, it is often essential to educate police officials, legislators and the judiciary to the merits of red-light cameras and to assuage their concerns as to the viability of such a system. As documented in the Red-Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the following factors contribute to crashes caused by red light running and have been identified from research and crash data studies. These factors include namely:

• Driver behavior • Intersection design and operation • Vehicle characteristics • Weather

3 See: Crashes vs. Congestion, What’s the Cost to Society? Prepared for the AAA by Cambridge Systematic, Inc., November 2011. 4 Figures based on: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Red Light Running Data Overview 2012. Available at http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/red-light-running/topicoverview




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Driver Behavior Driver behavior is the most significant contributing factor to the occurrence of running a red light. Motorists may accelerate when anticipating a change in signal indication, in order to make it through the intersection on the yellow. If a motorist misjudges the time of the signal change, he or she will enter the intersection against the red signal indication. Motorists driving above the posted speed limit or driving too fast for conditions increase the distance needed to stop before entering intersections and decrease the distance available to react to a change in traffic signal indication. In other words, speeding significantly increases the risk of running a red light and the possibility of being involved in a crash as a result of running the red light. For many drivers, inattentiveness may also be the contributing cause. Drowsiness, conversing with passengers, eating, and use of a cellular phone or other electronic devices are among the many common distractions that cause drivers to reduce their focus on the task of driving. Inattentive or distracted drivers may perceive a change in signal indication late or in some cases not at all. Motorists, who perceive the signal indication late, may not perceive the change in time and run through the red signal. Intersection Design and Operation Deficiencies in the design and configuration of signalized intersections may contribute to red light violations. Certain design and configuration conditions (geometrics) may provide inadequate stopping distance, may cause motorist to be confused, or limit visibility of traffic control devices. Where these design and configuration conditions can be identified and corrected through engineering improvements, the number of red light violations can be reduced. Therefore, it is important when considering the use of a red light camera system that an engineering study is done to identify potential engineering improvements that could be implemented in the intersection design and configuration. If an engineering study identifies countermeasures that might take considerable time to design and implement, then appropriate short term solutions should be considered while long term improvements are investigated and implemented. An engineering study can identify the following conditions that may be present at a signalized intersection and contribute to red light running by motorists:


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• Grade

The grade of an intersection approach may significantly effect the time and distance needed for a motorist to stop a vehicle at an intersection. If approaching the intersection on a downhill grade, motorists may not account for vehicle mass and momentum, which will require longer stopping time.

• Poor Visibility Poor visibility due to darkness, rain, or snow and to a motorist’s impaired vision may prevent or reduce a motorist’s ability to see and react to signs, signals, and other traffic control devices at intersections and on the approaches to intersections in a timely manner.

• Roadside Obstructions Roadside obstructions (i.e., parked vehicles, vegetation growth, pedestrians) may block a motorist’s field of view to road signs, traffic signals, and other features at the intersection, thus contributing to driver confusion. Intersections and adjoining approaches should be engineered so that roadside parking does not interfere with sign visibility. Signs should be regularly monitored and cleared of vegetation over-growth.

• Line of Sight As motorists approach an intersection, their line of sight to the intersection should be unobstructed. Any obstructions may reduce reaction times and/or negatively impact driver behavior. Line of sight problems often occur at intersections located at the base of a hill, where the traffic signal is partially or completely hidden from the driver’s view until reaching the top. Line of sight problems may also occur when following a taller vehicle, whereby the taller vehicle obstructs the line of sight of the driver of the following shorter vehicle.

• Traffic Volumes Research studies have indicated that time of day and traffic volume may be associated with increased red light running behavior. During peak traffic periods, increased traffic volumes and congestion may contribute to the number of motorists running red lights. Motorists traveling during these periods are often subject to the delays from traffic congestion that may negatively affect their driving behavior. If traffic signals are not properly timed to accommodate the increased traffic volumes and coordinated to enhance traffic flows, motorists may wait for two or more cycles before passing through signalized intersections. Frustrated motorists may choose to enter the intersection on a red light in order to avoid waiting through an additional cycle. Traffic volumes during the late evening and early morning hours are relatively light. During these time periods and especially on non-traffic-actuated approaches at signalized intersections, motorists may have to wait for extended times when there is little or no traffic on the other intersection


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approaches. Faced with this situation, motorists may engage in unsafe or aggressive driving behavior by electing to run the red light. A study has also indicated that larger intersections and high volumes seem to be related to red light running.

Vehicle Characteristics Vehicle characteristics may contribute to red light running and to crashes resulting from red light running. Vehicles that carry heavy loads require additional time to slow and stop when a traffic signal changes to yellow. Drivers of vehicles with heavy loads may forget or disregard the effect of the loads on stopping distances, and this may result in red light running.

Weather

One study has found that weather is not a predictor of red light running. However, it is reasonable to infer that weather conditions such as heavy rain, snow, hail, or high winds may distract drivers, make roadway surfaces slick, and may cause stopping distance to be increased. Inclement weather conditions will likely exacerbate the effects of steep grades, limited sight distances, and high approach speeds. Reduced visibility resulting from severe weather, sun glare, or dust and debris may also prevent a motorist from observing signs, signals, or other traffic control devices in a timely manner. Location and configuration of signals relative to early morning and afternoon sun glare can reduce visibility of signal colors.

Red light cameras also provide a more effective means of law enforcement than traditional enforcement methods carried out by police. Enforcing traffic laws in dense urban areas proves difficult for police, as they typically follow a violating vehicle through a red signal in order to cite the motorist. Traffic volume and safety considerations mean that law enforcement officials can only apprehend a fraction of the violators, placing motorists and pedestrians at risk of injury. Without red light cameras, jurisdictions would need tremendous financial capabilities to constantly patrol intersections in order to cite red light violators. Red light cameras provide safe and consistent enforcement at a reasonable cost, while enabling officers to focus on other enforcement issues.


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Executive Summary

The Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System Program is an electronic monitoring system authorized for 34 cameras installations at 31 signalized intersections within the City of Wilmington. The current camera locations meet eligibility through monitoring for potential incidences of red light related crashes. The program may be expanded in the future to include additional intersections as deemed necessary based on crash data.

The equipment used is able to automatically detect a vehicle which is violating the red light traffic signal, the number of seconds of yellow time elapsed, and the number of seconds of red time elapsed while the vehicle is used or operated in violation of the State of Delaware and City of Wilmington’s Traffic Laws.

Title 21§4101(d) of the Delaware Code allows the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and/or the governing body of any city or county to install and operate traffic light signal violation monitoring systems and assess fines accordingly. The fine for violating the red light traffic law within the City of Wilmington or the “right turn on red” traffic law is $110. Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal Violations Monitoring System program is currently managed by Xerox, State and Local Solutions, Inc.

If camera installation is performed on state-maintained streets or roads by an entity other than DelDOT, DelDOT must first approve such installation.

All intersections using a traffic control photographic system or other traffic light signal violation monitoring system must adhere to the exact duration of the yellow light change interval. This time-period must be no less than the yellow light change interval duration specified in the design manual developed by DelDOT.

Digital technology allows Xerox to produce both still images and videos of the violation, thus providing additional information to help determine whether a vehicle was forced into an intersection by an emergency vehicle, for example, and whether a vehicle made a right turn on red after coming to a complete stop, which is required by law.

Right turns on red are permissible after a complete stop, except when prohibited by a posted sign or a steady red arrow is displayed. Left turns on red are permissible after a complete stop from a one-way street to another one-way street unless prohibited by a posted sign, or a steady red arrow is displayed.

Delaware law requires motorists facing a red signal to come to a complete stop prior to the stop limit, whether marked by sign or painted line, or if none, before entering the crosswalk or the near side of the intersection or, it none, then before entering the intersection.


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Vehicle owners who violate the law are notified by mail of their violation and receive three high resolution digital images of the violation. In addition, those who receive a notice of violation are able to log onto www.public.cite-web.com website and view a 10-second video.

Pursuant to Delaware law, DelDOT and/or the governing body of any city or county may install and operate traffic light signal violation monitoring systems and assess fines accordingly. The Program shall use recognized safety and crash criteria in determining whether and where to add any new enforcement locations to the Program, and in any event shall continue to confirm that any such new locations are not objected to by the incumbent state Senator and Representative for the districts in which such locations are proposed. These regulations are being promulgated in accordance with 21 Del.C. §4101(d) and 73 Del. Laws, c. 350, sec. 92.

http://www.public.cite-web.com/


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Crash Data Analysis

The City of Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System has resulted in significant reductions in red light crashes for earlier years and for fiscal year 2014 there was a slight increase when compared to the previous fiscal year.

Analyses were performed to evaluate crash data before and after the installation of cameras for the 31 intersections equipped with enforcement technology. Two years of total crash data is included in this report. The report does not include crash data by crash type.

However, beginning with fiscal year 2015, the City of Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System report will include crash data by crash type.

Total crashes include all crashes occurring within the vicinity of the intersection.

Angle crashes include right angle crashes, as well as left-turn crashes caused by a motorist proceeding through a red light. Crashes caused by a motorist turning left on a “permissive” signal indication (i.e., a circular green or flashing red arrow) are not included in this analysis.

Red light running crashes include crashes where a law enforcement officer cited at least one driver for disregarding a traffic signal.

Rear end crashes include crashes when the rear vehicle fails to stop and strikes the front vehicle. This includes rear end crashes that occur at the onset of the yellow and red intervals as well as rear end crashes that occur at the back of a queue of standing vehicles that frequently occur several seconds following the change to a red signal indication.

In FY2013, 190 crashes were identified as having occurred within the vicinity of the intersections monitored. In FY2014, 200 crashes were identified for the same locations, resulting in a 5.26% increase.

• SEE APPENDIX A for charts detailing the average number of crashes at the thirty-one intersections with enforcement technology.


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Data Method Technology

In 2010, the Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DelJIS) implemented a new crash reporting system called E-Crash. In response to E-Crash, DelDOT implemented the Crash Analysis Reporting System (CARS). E-Crash generates latitude and longitude coordinates when law enforcement officers identify the location of crashes in the field. These coordinates in addition to other elements and attributes of the crash report are then communicated to DelDOT for inclusion in CARS. This process results in a more accurate method of establishing the location of crashes, and provides more complete crash data.

Fiscal years 2013 and 2014 data is included in this Program Report using CARS information. As previously mentioned, this data provides a more accurate reporting methodology when determining crashes in the field.

The CARS system has been in use since 2010 (approximately five years) and contains crash data from 2005 through the present. Crash data from 2005 through 2009 was migrated from the former crash system into the new CARS system. However, the “before” periods for the first camera installations begin as early as 2001. Therefore, it is not feasible to obtain complete “before” and “after” crash data entirely from the new CARS system. Combining data between the former crash reporting system and the new CARS system may show an increasing trend in overall crashes as a result of the more complete data system. This may instead be the result of a more accurate and complete reporting system. This trend is likely to be more significantly observed in the review of “total” and “rear end” crashes, which are typically less severe compared to “angle” crashes. DelDOT will continue to monitor the impact that the new crash reporting system has on the “before” and “after” crash results.

Using the data from the CARS system has enabled the City of Wilmington’s Traffic Light Signal

Violation Monitoring System to capture and analyze crash data by crash type. Beginning with the fiscal year 2015 report, this data will be included in the annual report. 5

5 See: Electronic Red Light Safety Program: Program Report for CY 2014 Prepared by the Delaware Department of Transportation, June 2015.


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Supporting Contractor and Management Team

The City of Wilmington continues the Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System

Program with our current vendor Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. Xerox has managed the City of Wilmington’s program since its inception in 2001. The City, along with Xerox, has built an outstanding partnership and team to support photo enforcement and violations that occur within Wilmington.

The current contract has been extended through December 31, 2015. The City started the vendor selection process in mid-2014, which resulted in a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). The City completed its RFP process and the new contract was awarded to Xerox State & Local Solutions, subject to City Council approval. The new contract is a flat rate contract for a 42 month period, with the option to renew for two one-year periods.

The Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring team meets monthly to determine the effectiveness of the program through continuous, ongoing evaluations to clearly identify and effectively communicate red light related safety problems to the public, to communicate the operational status and standards of the equipment, to discuss road maintenance on the service of the equipment and to review upcoming court cases. The team members are

Sanjay Bhatnagar, Assistant City Solicitor

Dave Blankenship, Director of Transportation

Stephanie Collins, Deputy Director of Finance

Jim Lazarski, Xerox

Carolyn Martin-Pettaway, Director of Civil Appeals

Corey Staats, Police Department

Anne Strand, Legal Assistant

Debra Wooden, Parking Enforcement Supervisor


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Camera Locations

Thirty-four (34) red light cameras at 31 intersections are positioned throughout the City of Wilmington. Technology used by the program enables the City to better enforce violations of the “right turn on red” laws as well as violations of traveling through a red light.

The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) is responsible for reviewing all violations before a ticket is issued. Locations of the red light cameras within the City are listed below:

Red Light Camera Locations

• Pennsylvania Avenue westbound at N. Lincoln Street

• Lancaster Avenue eastbound at S. Cleveland Avenue

• Pennsylvania Avenue eastbound at N. Franklin Street

• S. Heald Street southbound at D Street

• 4th Street westbound at N. Adams Street

• 4th Street westbound at N. Washington Street

• Lancaster Avenue westbound at S. Cleveland Avenue

• N. Lincoln Street northbound at 9th Street

• Pennsylvania Avenue eastbound at Woodlawn Avenue

• Pennsylvania Avenue westbound at Woodlawn Avenue

• Concord Avenue southbound at N. Market Street

• Lancaster Avenue eastbound at Lincoln Street

• 11th Street eastbound at N. Church Street

• S. Union Street northbound at Prospect Road

• 30th Street westbound at N. Market Street

• S. Union Street southbound at Maple Street

• 4th Street westbound at Scott Street

• Concord Avenue northbound at N. Broom Street

• Concord Avenue southbound at N. Broom Street

• Lancaster Avenue eastbound at Jackson Street

• Lancaster Avenue eastbound at DuPont Street


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Camera Locations (Cont’d)

• Route 13A southbound at Christiana Avenue

• Maryland Avenue eastbound at 7th Avenue

• N. Union Street southbound at W. 4th Street

• N. King Street southbound at E. 4th Street

• W. 4th Street eastbound at N. Orange Street

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard westbound at West Street

• S. Walnut Street northbound at E. 2nd Street

• Pennsylvania Avenue eastbound at N. Van Buren Street

• Delaware Avenue westbound at N. Van Buren Street

• W. 12th Street westbound at N. Washington Street

• W. 2nd Street westbound at N. Adams Street

• S. Walnut Street northbound at A Street

• N. Walnut Street northbound at E. 8th Street


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Violations

The violation fine for Traffic Light Signal Violations within the City of Wilmington is $110.

Under the City of Wilmington’s program, notices are sent directly to the registered owner of the vehicle. The City offers motorists four convenient ways to pay their red light ticket. Tickets can be paid via U.S. mail, online at www.WilmingtonParkingTickets.com, in person by visiting the Customer Service Center on the 1st floor of the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 North French Street, Wilmington, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by telephone at 302-571-4320, option #4. Only Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards are accepted.

If a registered motorist has an outstanding ticket(s) and fails to respond to previous notices for a period of six months, a registration renewal for their vehicle license plate may be denied by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as noted in Title 21, §810 of the Delaware Code. All vehicles currently registered in the name of the motorist will be ineligible for registration renewal until all outstanding violations are paid.

For the convenience of motorists, City of Wilmington issued tickets can be paid at the DMV location at 2230 Hessler Blvd., New Castle, DE 19720.

The hours of operations are:

o Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday – 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. o Wednesdays – 12 noon until 8:00 p.m.

Camera violations are considered a civil offense, not a criminal offense. These violations and fines do not affect the motorist’s insurance or accumulate points on their driving records.

http://www.wilmingtonparkingtickets.com/


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Revenue / Expenses

The primary focus of the Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System is the safety of motorists. Revenue has exceeded the expenditures associated with the program.

Fiscal Year Total Revenue Xerox Expenses Additional Expenses Total Expenses Surplus

2013 $ 2,168,040 $ 1,162,470 $ 400,381 $ 1,562,851 $ 605,189 2014 $ 4,463,186 $ 1,474,222 $ 462,330 $ 1,936,552 $ 2,526,634 Total $ 6,631,226 $ 2,636,692 $ 862,711 $ 3,499,403 $ 3,131,823

Expenses incurred for the Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System also includes operational cost from City departments that help manage the program.

Number of Violations Issued

The decision was made by the WPD during fiscal year 2014 to hire a retired Sergeant with over 33 years of WPD service to review and determine the red light violations. This employee, supervised by a captain in WPD, replaced a revolving team of police officers. As a result of utilizing a dedicated resource, the number of violations for fiscal year 2014 increased when compared to fiscal year 2013.

Fiscal Year Red Light Violations 2013 29,056 2014 41,926

Total 70,982


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Court Process

Appealing a Red Light Ticket

Red Light violations may be appealed within 21 days of the date the ticket was issued. Violations are mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. The red light ticket appeal process is administered by the Wilmington Police Department and the City’s contractor, Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. Instructions for red light camera appeals are listed on the back of each violation.

Red Light appeals are heard by the Justice of the Peace Court (JP Court) #10 of the State of Delaware. For questions regarding red light camera violations, motorist should contact Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc., at 1-866-545-7441.

The registered owners will receive notification from the Court regarding their scheduled court date and time.

If the registered owners receive a red light violation, they can review a color digital video and full color images of the violation by logging onto www.public.cite-web.com. In order to view the video or images, the registered owners must enter their violation number and a PIN number which can be found on the violation that was mailed to the address to which the vehicle is registered.

In fiscal year 2013, 914 cases were scheduled for court. Of those, 851 cases or 95.1% were found in favor of the City.

In fiscal year 2014, 1,171 cases were scheduled for court. Of those 1,074 cases or 91.7% were found in favor of the City.

Affidavits

Delaware law (21 Del Code §4101 (d) (9)) permits a registered vehicle owner to transfer responsibility for a violation by furnishing an affidavit that states the owner was not the operator of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and provides the name and address of the person or company who leased, rented or otherwise had control of the vehicle. If a registered owner identifies another driver as the violator on the affidavit, the identified driver has the same legal options as the registered owner originally has – to either accept responsibility and pay the fine or to challenge the violation in Court.

http://www.public.cite-web.com/


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Delinquent Fine Payments

The fine for violating the red light traffic law or the “right turn on red” traffic law within the City of Wilmington is $110. Late penalties are as follows:

• After 21 days, a $10.00 penalty is applied • After 45 days, an additional $10.00 penalty is applied • After 90 days, an additional $10.00 penalty is applied • Penalty maximum is $30.00, which will bring the total amount to $140.00 for tickets not paid

within 90 days of issuance.

New Intersections

At the time of this publication, no new intersections are planned for the Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System Program. Expansion approval will only take place if crash data supports a change and with the approval of DelDOT (if applicable), and the City of Wilmington’s Departments of Public Works and Finance.

Report Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2015

Since the program’s inception in 2001, the Traffic Light Signal Violation Monitoring System Program has demonstrated a significant reduction in the number of overall violations of running a red light or intersection crashes where red light cameras are installed. The City’s primary focus remains reducing dangerous intersection crashes that typically cause injury or death.

The following operational strategies were recommended for fiscal year 2015:

• Continuation of the red light safety program

• Monthly review of the “worst of the worst” red light violations, including crash data to better

understand ways to improve safety

• Continuation of monthly meetings with key stakeholders to ensure program validity remains

intact

• Continuation of capturing crash data by crash type


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APPENDIX A


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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

*Pennsylvania Ave at Woodlawn Ave EB&WB

S. Union Street SB at Maple Street

4th Street WB at N. Scott Street

S. Walnut Street NB at A Street

Route 13A SB at Christiana Ave

Lancaster Ave EB at Lincoln Street

N. Union Street SB at W. 4th Street

*Concord Avenue at N. Broom Street NB&SB

Concord Avenue SB at N. Market Street

Lancaster Avenue EB at Dupont Street

S. Union Street NB at Prospect Rd

W. 12th Street WB at N. Washington Street

N. King Street SB at E. 4th Street

11th Street EB at N. Church Street

MLK Blvd WB at West Street

W. 2nd Street WB at N. Adams Street

S. Walnut Street NB at E. 2nd Street

30th Street WB at N. Market Street

*Pennsylvania Ave/Delaware Ave at N. Vanburen Street …

Maryland Avenue EB at 7th Avenue

Lancaster Avenue EB at Jackson Street

W. 4th Street EB at N. Orange Street

N. Walnut Street NB at E. 8th Street

N. Lincoln Street NB at W. 9th Street

S. Heald Street SB at D Street

4th Street WB at N. Washington Street

*Lancaster Avenue at Cleveland Avenue EB&WB

Pennsylvania Avenue WB at N. Lincoln Street

4th Street WB at N. Adams Street

Pennsylvania Avenue EB at N. Franklin Street

Total Crash Data Per Year Red Light Camera Locations *Indicates intersections with cameras in both directions

2014 -200

2013-190


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0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Pennsylvania Ave at Woodlawn Ave WB

Pennsylvania Ave at Woodlawn Ave EB




Rte 13A SB at Christiana Avenue



Concord Avenue at Broom Street SB

Concord Avenue at Broom Street NB











Delaware Avenue at N. Van Buren WB

Pennsylvania Avenue at N. Vanburen Street EB








Lancaster Avenue at Cleveland Avenue EB

Lancaster Avenue at Cleveland Avenue WB




FY13 Red Light Camera Summary by Location Right turn on Red - 8,666

Straight Thru - 20,390


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Red Light Camera FY13 Summary Report by Location

Pennsylvania Avenue WB at Woodlawn Avenue

Right on Red Violations Straight Thru Violations Total

58 809 867

Pennsylvania Avenue EB at Woodlawn Avenue


65 379 444



1 897 898



402 781 1183



231 906 1137

RT 13A SB at Christiana Ave


0 156 156



4 399 403



73 133 206


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Red Light Camera FY13 Summary Report by Location (cont’d)

Concord Ave NB at N. Broom Street


238 600 838

Lancaster Ave EB at DuPont Street


41 125 166



51 635 686



76 59 135



490 434 924

11th Street EB at N. Church


1 311 312



27 431 458



76 258 334


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Concord Ave SB at N. Broom Street


1211 896 2107

Concord Ave SB at Market Street


1079 689 1768



9 3247 3256

30th Street WB at Market Street


225 192 417

Pennsylvania Ave EB at N. Van Buren Street


22 734 756

Delaware Ave WB at N. Van Buren Street


2094 726 2820

Maryland Ave EB at 7th Avenue


179 977 1156

Lancaster Ave EB at Jackson Street


1046 712 1758


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W. 4th Street at N. Orange Street


0 317 317



6 930 936

Lincoln Street NB at 9th Street


247 198 445



242 258 500



2 1073 1075

Lancaster Avenue EB at Cleveland Ave


42 545 587

Pennsylvania Ave WB at N. Lincoln Street


40 139 179

4th Street WB at Adams Street


385 326 711


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1 564 565

Lancaster Ave WB at S. Cleveland Ave


2 554 556

Total Total Total

8,666 20,390 29,056


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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000

Pennsylvania Ave at Woodlawn Ave WB

Pennsylvania Ave at Woodlawn Ave EB




Rte 13A SB at Christiana Avenue



Concord Avenue at Broom Street SB

Concord Avenue at Broom Street NB











Delaware Avenue at N. Van Buren WB

Pennsylvania Avenue at N. Vanburen Street EB








Lancaster Avenue at Cleveland Avenue EB

Lancaster Avenue at Cleveland Avenue WB




FY14 Red Light Camera Summary Report by Location Right turn on Red - 16,904

Straight Thru - 25,022


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Red Light Camera FY14 Summary Report by Location

Pennsylvania Avenue WB at Woodlawn Avenue


75 336 411

Pennsylvania Avenue EB at Woodlawn Avenue


118 124 242



1 1501 1502



450 681 1131



1006 1580 2586

RT 13A SB at Christiana Ave


0 270 270



4 739 743



146 152 298


30


Concord Ave NB at N. Broom Street


628 627 1255

Lancaster Ave EB at DuPont Street


113 190 303



36 397 433



147 84 231



721 664 1385

11th Street EB at N. Church


2 261 263



21 494 515



65 228 293


31


Concord Ave SB at N. Broom Street


3899 1370 5269

Concord Ave SB at Market Street


2032 707 2739



13 4123 4136

30th Street WB at Market Street


492 141 633

Pennsylvania Ave EB at N. Van Buren Street


30 462 492

Delaware Ave WB at N. Van Buren Street


2844 342 3186

Maryland Ave EB at 7th Avenue


283 990 1273

Lancaster Ave EB at Jackson Street


2315 1010 3325


32


W. 4th Street at N. Orange Street


1 597 598



14 1438 1452

Lincoln Street NB at 9th Street


286 223 509



274 271 545



1 1125 1126

Lancaster Avenue EB at Cleveland Ave


48 2186 2234

Pennsylvania Ave WB at N. Lincoln Street


128 76 204

4th Street WB at Adams Street


709 592 1301


33




0 586 586

Lancaster Ave WB at S. Cleveland Ave


2 455 457

Total Total Total

16,904 25,022 41,926


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Wilmington Red Light Camera Report FY14