Los Angeles County's Most Dangerous Intersections for Red-Light Crashes
24 September 1999
ADVISORY/Los Angeles County's Most Dangerous Intersections for Red-Light Crashes
--Auto Club and National Stop On Red Week Put Spotlight On Leading Cause of Crashes: Disregarding Traffic Controls WHAT: The Automobile Club of Southern California will name the five intersections in Los Angeles County with the highest number of crashes caused by red-light running in 1998, according to California Highway Patrol statistics WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Park and meet at the Parsons Corporation parking lot, Walnut St. and Corson Ave., Pasadena. Enter off Walnut just east of Corson and park in the northwest corner of the parking lot. There are TWO parking lot entrances; use the one that is the farthest west on Walnut. (Note: This is near one of the intersections that will be announced.) WHO: Auto Club representatives will announce the five most dangerous intersections, release a survey of California drivers about their red-light running practices and attitudes, and talk about the traffic safety dangers of red-light running. Representatives of the city of Pasadena and the Pasadena Police Department will be available to discuss their enforcement and traffic engineering efforts to reduce red-light running in their city. WHY: Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 marks National Stop on Red Week, an effort coordinated by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to increase public awareness of the dangers of red-light running. Disregarding traffic controls is the leading cause of vehicle crashes, responsible for 22 percent of all collisions.