Crash Facts

  • In 2002 there were 1,299,000 crashes at traffic signal intersections.
  • These crashes account for 21% of all crashes.
  • These crashes account for 24% of all fatal and injury collisions.
  • The social and financial impact of these crashes at traffic signal intersections is substantial.

Source – ITE Journal, April 2010, Analyzing the Effects of LED Traffic Signals on Urban Intersection Safety, Eustace, Griffin, and Hovey, Page 22.