Stop Red Light Running in Cleveland Park
...and everywhere

Now with information on anti-speeding cameras

Cleveland Park is a quiet neighborhood in Washington, DC

I've created this web page to help get a red light camera at Connecticut and Ordway, a well-traveled, dangerous intersection.  But this website has evolved into a general information site about red light and speeding cameras, so read on.

It's almost impossible not to see somebody run the red light at Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street, NW.  On any given day at any given time you can watch drivers zip through the red with absolute disregard for any pedestrians or cars that are in the intersection. Sometimes it's just one car; sometimes it's several cars slicing through the red.

Connecticut and Ordway is too dangerous an intersection.  It's time for a red light camera there. Right around this intersection is a movie theater, supermarket, post office, many restaurants, and other destinations frequented by pedestrians.  There's simply too much pedestrian traffic for cars to be running the red all the time.  We shouldn't have to risk our lives to cross the street.

In the United States, over 20 percent of all accidents are caused by drivers running red lights. Year after year, red light runners kill over 750 people, and result in 260,000 crashes.  They cause an estimated 7 billion dollars in property damage, medical bills, lost productivity and insurance hikes.  And unfortunately, red light running is on the increase. 

Death by car is a preventable disease, and red light cameras can help cure this terrible disease.

Sincerely,
Bill Adler

Questions and answers about red light cameras
People to write to to get a red light camera at Connecticut and Ordway (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
People to write to in Washington, DC in MS Word format  (You can also read the list in a separate window.)
Bill Adler's November 15, 2001 letter to city officials (Requires Adobe Acrobat)

Here are a couple of snapshots taken on November 15, 2001.  I only had to wait a minute to spot
many red light runners.  (Click here for more photos.)

Links to more information about red light running:

The argument against red light cameras
FAQ about red light cameras
Red light cameras in Washington, DC
Perils for Pedestrians
Officials in Washington, DC to contact about red light running and more photos of red light runners
Stop Red Light Running Organization
Deadly statistics about red light runners
The facts about red light cameras
The physics of red light running
The SafeLight Program, where you can also see children's posters about red light running
The Red Means Stop Coalition
The Partnership for Safe Driving
Federal Highway Administration information on red light running
Read what trauma doctors have to say about red light running.
Red light running laws, state by state from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Cell phones and driving
Report red light runners
New:  Photo radar in Washington, DC
New:  How anti-speeding cameras save lives  In Washington, DC, at intersections where radar cameras are use, the number of cars actually speeding has been reduced between 38 to 89 percent, according to the DC Metropolitan Police.  And lives are being saved. 
Don't drink and drive.  You could die; you could kill somebody; you could go to jail.  Call SoberRide: 1-800-200-TAXI (8294), or #TAXI (8294) from an AT&T Wireless phone.

Read about lawyers who represent drunk drivers (and who give drunk drivers tips on how to beat a DUI charge even if they're stone drunk.)
You can join an email list devoted to talking about driving in Washington, DC
For information about the Cleveland Park email list click here.
Join RedLightCamera, an email list for advocates of red light cameras and anti-speeder cameras
Contact us with your suggestions and comments about red light running

Red light runners kill.  Red light cameras can stop them. 
www.redmeansstop.com
www.cleveland-park.com