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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

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   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.