Wandall Safety Act: From Public Safety to Cutting Edge Science

In Florida, benefits of red-light safety cameras extend beyond public safety and into the world of cutting edge science. The Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act allocates a portion of traffic fines collected from safety cameras to Florida's trauma centers and to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The Miami Project's research into spinal cord and brain injuries has a direct impact on the many victims of motor vehicle accidents that suffer these types of life altering injuries.

Melissa Wandall lost her husband to a red-light runner two weeks before she gave birth to their daughter Madisyn. Her tragic loss prompted her to become an advocate for road safety and her efforts resulted in the passage of The Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act. www.melissawandall.com

Marc Buoniconti is the Chief Fundraiser for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Following in the footsteps of his father -- Miami Dolphins Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti -- Marc was pursuing a professional football career when injury on the college football field left him paralyzed. He has been on a mission for a cure ever since. www.miamiproject.miami.edu

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[Nimajus Bagdonavicius]

Stop lying!

A 'responsibility fee' of $30 is PART OF A FINE. So don't lie about how much you force people to pay.

Mainly though red light cameras work in some places and not others. There are many locations where red light cameras increased number of crashes and deaths. Overall though the main affect RLC's have is that IT IS A WAY TO COLLECT MONEY.

It makes small changes in driver behavior, and mostly it changes the crash type from side impact to rear end collision.

[TOSSIELaSALAD]

GO FUCK YOUR SELVES I HOPE YOU ALL SUFFER THE MOST HORRIBLE DEATH IMAGINABLE. YOU ARE KEEPING NOBODY SAFE AND ARE TAKING AWAY YET MORE MONEY FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.... ITS OK FOR NOW BUT KEEP PUSHING AND PULLING AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS ITS NOT GOING TO LAST FOREVER ASSHOLES.

[zoltean69]

I'v gotten 2 different tickets for running a red light when making a right . thats fucking garbage. I also have seen people get hit form the back because they suddenly break so they don't have to pay $158 bucks to the bitch ass miami police or w.e piece of shit that money goes to

[zoltean69]

Fuck the person who came up with this bullshit. i wish the worst upon that person and their family. your nothing but a fucking piece of shit annoying people with more and more laws that all do is drain our fucking wallet. Fuck the person and fuck you miami police department bunch of faggots.

[spaceshark]

316.0083

(1)(a) For purposes of administering this section, the department, a county, or a municipality may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer under s. 316.640 to issue a traffic citation for a violation of s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right-hand turns are permissible.

[abysssk8er]

LOL safety.... riiighttt. ive seen 3 ppl get rear ended cause there slaming on there brakes at yellow lights cause they wanna avoid the governments greed machine. honestly there is nothing safe about these camera's. its just another way to fk hard working ppl out of there hard erned money. im a pizza driver myself and i have to go threw 3 of these lights just to make it threw town. 158$ ticket cause i couldnt see over a semi and ran a red = 1 of my paychecks for the week... awsome

[narin oukosavanna]

Yes $13.00 go back to the Miami Project's research and what happen with $145.00 going to? Look it closely at the ticket it is not even in Florida it go some where else. The company who put the camera is making money this is not about safety.

[ACMEphotography]

Miami project looks neat. Was there not a camera at the intersection where Mark was hit?