Red light violation creates danger in Norman

 
By Don Gammill | Published: November 9, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

How many of you have seen similar situations?

There is a problem that is getting completely out of control in the metropolitan area: running traffic lights. I drive down Northwest Expressway every morning, and I usually see at least seven or eight people who run the red light.

photo - Drivers on the Broadway Extension now have to deal with another stoplight at the new intersection of Broadway and Comfort Drive in Oklahoma City, OK, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. By Paul Hellstern
Drivers on the Broadway Extension now have to deal with another stoplight at the new intersection of Broadway and Comfort Drive in Oklahoma City, OK, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. By Paul Hellstern

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I work in Norman, and it is the same problem there. It is as if "red” means nothing to drivers any more.

One day in Norman, there were three cars that entered the intersection just as the light was changing red. But after they cleared the intersection, four more cars entered the intersection, a full second or two after the light had turned red.

If something isn’t done, people will be killed when they pull into the intersection at a green light ... rammed by some careless driver who is more concerned about saving a few minutes than about people’s lives.

Dave, Oklahoma City

Running a red light is: (1) dangerous, and (2) against the law. But these points don’t seem to deter some people — probably more people than you think.

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