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First amendment to Agreement with Redflea • Page 2 The City of Riverside Photo Red Light Enforcement Program is a public safety program intended to modify driver behavior. Evidence of a need for such a program is abundant: – A 2005 study by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis System ranked Riverside, California, as 1 St for the rate of fatal auto collisions per capita in Southern California. – In 2011, Transportation for America ranked the Riverside -San Bernardino - Ontario, California metro area as the 5 most dangerous large metro area for pedestrians based on data for the 10 -year period of 2000 to 2009. – The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) indicates there are more than 1.8 million intersection crashes annually and according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Red light running is the leading cause of traffic collisions. – In 2009, red light running killed 676 people and injured 113,000. Nearly two - thirds of the deaths were people other than the red light running drivers — occupants of other vehicles, passengers in the red light runners' vehicles, bicyclists or pedestrians. – Intersection crashes account for more than 45% of all reported crashes and 21 % of fatalities according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. – Between 2002 and 2007, there were 9,265 collisions at intersections including nine (9) fatal collisions resulting from red light running in Riverside. – On October 4, 2009, the Press Enterprise reported Riverside as being the highest ranking City for pedestrian collisions between 2006 and 2009 when compared to nine (9) other Inland Empire cities including Hemet, Corona and Ontario. – Incidents involving unsuspecting bicyclists and pedestrians caused by illegal right turns on red lights are increasing. Chart 1 illustrates the volume of such incidents in Riverside. 12 -2