STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT NEW TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT SIX KINGSPORT INTERSECTIONS IS HELPING TO REDUCE FATAL CRASHES. IN 2007, T-BONE OR RIGHT ANGLE COLLISIONS, WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DEADLY, DECREASED FROM FROM 22 CRASHES IN 2006 TO 11 CRASHES IN 2007. THIS IS A 50 PERCENT REDUCTION. AS A RESULT, REAR END CRASHES INCREASED 16-PERCENT FROM 100 IN 2006 TO 119 IN 2007. KINGSPORT DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID QUILLIN SAID THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE A SUCCESS AND ARE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS AT THE MONITORED INTERSECTIONS.