Oak Ridge Today

Guest column: Analysis of traffic camera information

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By Dale Gedcke

The referenced documents were downloaded from the Oak Ridge City Council posting in advance of the (Feb. 24) work session. The numbers quoted below were calculated from the data supplied in the referenced report.

Accident Rates During 2013

Using the total crashes listed in the report, and the number of detected vehicles through the pertinent camera locations from both directions, the accident rates during 2013 were:

  • Oak Ridge Turnpike at Civic Center: 2.58 accidents per million vehicles
  • North Illinois Avenue at Robertsville Road: 0.90 accidents per million vehicles
  • Oak Ridge Turnpike at Lafayette Drive/New York Avenue: 1.8 accidents per million vehicles
  • Robertsville Road at Iroquois Avenue/Willow Brook School: 0.00 accidents per million vehicles
  • Total of all four locations: 1.68 accidents per million vehicles [Read more…]

Letter: Renew red light cameras

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Note: This is a copy of a letter sent to Oak Ridge City Council on Thursday.

The well-placed red light cameras have had an excellent effect on reducing speed and red light violations. Please vote to renew the contract.

In the past there have been complaints about the “intrusion” into people’s rights to disobey posted speed limits. Two come to mind:

  1. Man says it’s impossible to go down the Illinois Avenue hill and across Robertsville road at less than 55 miles per hour. [Read more…]