SAN DIEGO, CA – The California Department of Transportation is bringing awareness to red-light runners and the accidents they cause.
In their Twitter feed, Caltrans San Diego posted a graphic from AAA about the 31% of drivers who admit to running red lights in 2018. According to AAA, 31% of drivers in a 2018 survey admitted of running a red light in the previous 30 days.
Caltrans added that many traffic deaths and many more injuries are caused by red-light runners every year.
This week is National Stop on Red week. Stay on the safe side.
Red-light runners cause hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries each year. We can stop it. #StopOnRed2020 #StayOnTheSafeSide pic.twitter.com/z8bBm0bZFB
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) August 7, 2020
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