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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Richardson Traffic Data <br />. In Richardson, approximately 4,200,000 vehicles travel through <br />signalized intersections on an average weekday. Both directions of <br />Campbell Rd. have an average daily traffic volume of 40,000 <br />vehicles. <br />. In 1993, 26% of accidents at signalized intersections were attributable <br />to vehicles running red lights. This total increased to 33% in 1998 <br />and decreased to 31 % in 1999. <br />. In 1998/99, the cost to the community of accidents at signalized <br />intersections equated to $22,949,000, 45% of which ($10,256,000) is <br />attributed to intersection accidents where disregard of signal was a <br />cause factor. <br /> <br />Summary of Test Data <br />. In peak time periods, an average of one violation every two minutes <br />was photographed. <br />. One violation every five minutes was photographed on a daily <br />average. <br />. Highest number of violators photographed in one red cycle was six. <br />. Latest violator entering the intersection after the red began did so nine <br />seconds after the light changed. <br />. Highest speed of a red light violator was recorded at 56 miles per <br />hour. <br />. Up to 1.9% of the westbound traffic monitored violated the red light. <br />. The attached page shows a typical violation in Richardson. <br />