Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to increase road safety by extending existing red light camera programs across the State and establishing a new red light camera program in the Hudson Valley. This includes the largest expansion of the red light camera program in New York City’s history. Today’s action builds on Governor Hochul’s legacy of authorizing communities across the State to utilize camera technology to maintain traffic safety and protect New Yorkers. Governor Hochul also signed legislation that will protect children on school buses and other measures designed to keep students safe and hold reckless drivers accountable.
Governor Hochul: “Since New York City announced this groundbreaking, nation-leading program in 1994, red light running at intersections with cameras has dropped 73 percent. I don’t know what more you need than that data point. The T-bone crashes at intersections with cameras dropped 65 percent. When there’s a camera, drivers know about it, they’re less likely to dart through, try to get through a red light, and that means they’re less likely to hurt or kill someone in a vehicle or on the street.”
Hochul: “I’m a mom. And I know innately that stress when your child walks to kindergarten… You’re thinking about, ‘Do they have everything they need? Did they forget their lunch? Did they have their books? Did they do their homework? Do they have a warm enough coat?’ Those are the standard concerns of every parent. But no parent should have that gnawing pit in their stomach when they wave goodbye each morning because they’re worried about their child crossing a street or getting on a school bus.”
