The Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg Cite C2SMART Speed Camera Study
Prof. Kaan Ozbay was featured in a recent Baltimore Sun article discussing the mixed implications of the city’s speed cameras, which have led to both fewer car crashes and less revenue for Baltimore.
Informed by the C2SMART speed camera study, Prof. Ozbay provided a New York City based perspective; his team’s recently published research found that NYC speed camera devices triggered a 14% decrease in car crashes between 2019 and 2021.
This transfer of knowledge from New York to Baltimore shows the potential of C2SMART research to apply across the country, or even around the world.
August also saw Bloomberg reference the same speed camera study; they published an article examining both the wavering popularity and undeniable efficacy of automated traffic enforcement.
The NYU study was enlisted in support of the latter sentiment, as the study shows a reduction in both crashes and speeding tickets.
The team found that speed cameras helped reduce crashes by 14% while also showing signs of a ‘time-lag effect’—meaning many drivers many drivers didn’t immediately change their behavior after the cameras were installed.
These recent mentions add to the previously published articles expounding upon the study’s findings found in amNY and NYU Tandon.
Read team Ozbay’s paper here.