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RESOLUTION NO. R-00-09-28-9D1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF ENABLING LEGISLATION
FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT IN THE 77TH
TEXAS LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the disregard of traffic signals causes 260,000
accidents annually in the United States which accounts for 22% of
all motor vehicle crashes, making it the largest single accident
cause, and
WHEREAS, the disregard of traffic signals or stop signs
accounted for 28,019 accidents in Texas in 1998, of which 191
involved fatalities, and
WHEREAS, the City of Richardson conducted a photographic
traffic signal enforcement test site during January and February of
1999, and found that one red light violation occurred every two
minutes during peak traffic periods and a violation occurred, on a
daily average, every five minutes, and
WHEREAS, photographic traffic signal enforcement techniques
have been used worldwide for over forty years, and
WHEREAS, currently in the United States only ten states have
laws that permit photographic enforcement and the statistics from
these states show that the number of red light accidents and
fatalities have been significantly reduced since these laws were
enacted, Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS THAT,
Section 1: The City Council recognizes that a traffic signal
violation epidemic exists in the State of Texas, and recognizes
that photographic traffic signal enforcement is a proven and
effective method to address the problem.
Section 2: The City Council hereby supports the passage of
enabling legislation for photographic traffic signal enforcement in
the 77th Texas Legislature and encourages other local and state
government officials to support this important issue.
Section 3: This resolution shall become effective immediately
from and after its passage.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered
and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and the Act.
RESOLVED this 28th day of September, 2000.
ATTEST:
LAND, City Secretary
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RI T A. STLUKA, J"., Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
DATE: September 22, 2000
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — 7:00 p.m.
ITEM: 9.D.1. Consider a resolution supporting enabling legislation in the 77'
Texas Legislature, which would allow cities to utilize
photographic enforcement of traffic red lights. Where this has
been employed, this approach to traffic enforcement has yielded
positive results by diminishing the amount of red -light running,
which is one of the highest causes of Texas traffic fatalities. Staff
Resource Person: Paul Conner, Chief of Police.