Automated Red Light Enforcement Commission Performance & Program Update April 30, 2019 Towfiq Khan, Executive Manager Department of Transportation
Program History The City of Dallas implemented Safelight program to reduce high number of right angle collisions and related injuries/fatalities due to red light running. • City of Dallas started the program in 2006 with a 10 year contract. • In 2017, the City of Dallas went into a new contract with a new vendor for 8 years. • Our current program has 29 intersections with active 51 Red Light camera. 2 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Citations Issued by Fiscal Year 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 October November December January February March April May June July August September Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Fiscal Year 2018/2019 3 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Citation Trend per 10,000 Vehicles Dallas, TX Citation issued 25,000 16 14 20,000 12 10 15,000 8 10,000 6 4 5,000 2 0 0 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2017 2018 2019 Issued Citations Citations per 10,000 Vehicles 4 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Public Awareness Events The City of Dallas, Department of Transportation participates in many community events to increase Traffic safety and Red light safety awareness. • February 19, 2019, Senior Listening Session, District 8. • DFW Auto Show, District 2, March 27-29, 2019 5 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Upcoming Public Awareness Events • Earth X 2019 at Fair Park- Friday, April 26-28, 2019 • Mayor’s Back to School, at Fair Park-August 2, 2019 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. 6 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Community Engagement and Education • Pamphlets and Educational materials of the SafeLight program gets distributed. • Our team engages the attendees through fun events and games, then hand out complementary gifts with SafeLight logo. • Our team answers questions regarding the Adjudication, and other process of the program. 7 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Legislative Action On March 20th, 2019, Department of Transportation attended the Senate hearing on behalf of the City of Dallas to oppose the SB 653. We testified against the bill and presented the programs benefits. No votes were taken that day. An action from the committee is pending. 8 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Current Legislation Bills HB 901/HB Hefner, Cole (R)/ Toth, Relating to registration of a motor HB 901: Voted favorably 2323/SB 413 Steve (R)/ Hall, Bob (R) vehicle alleged to have been from committee 4/16 involved in a violation detected by a HB 2323: Introduced and photographic traffic signal referred 3/6 enforcement system. SB 413: Introduced and referred 2/14 HB 1631/SB 653 Hall, Bob(R)/Stickland, Relating to prohibiting the use of HB 1631: Voted favorably Jonathan(R) photographic traffic signal from committee 4/17 enforcement systems. SB 653: Committee action pending 3/20 (had a hearing, no vote taken) HB 2262 Thompson, Ed (R) Relating to the use of traffic Committee action surveillance systems. pending 3/26 (had a hearing, no vote taken) HB 262 Thompson, Ed(R) Relating to the authority of the Introduced and referred governing body of a local authority House transportation to operate an automated traffic 2/19 control system. 9 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Program Goal Our goal is to reduce 100% of the right angle crashes throughout Dallas. We are including SafeLight intersections with in our Safe Route to School and Vision Zero program. 10 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Questions? 11 Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Automated Red Light Enforcement Commission Performance & Program Update April 30, 2019 Towfiq Khan, Executive Manager Department of Transportation
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