Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called attention to a Department of Transportation analysis touting the safety speed cameras near schools provide.

The report is being released as the speed camera program for New York City is due to lapse at the end of this month on July 25 after the state Senate did not vote on a provision extending it.

Cuomo has called for the state Senate to return and take up an extension bill, which has previously been in approved in the Democratic-controlled Assembly.

“It is beyond the pale that Republicans in the State Senate refuse to support speed cameras in the face of overwhelming evidence that this technology saves lives,” Cuomo said. “The Senate Republicans are putting politics over the lives of children. The Assembly has passed the bill and the Senate Democrats support it—now it’s up to Senate Republicans to decide whether young people live or die.”

The report from the DOT found fatalities in zones around New York City schools decreased from 18 a year on average to eight a year after cameras installed. At the same time, total crashes were reduced 15 percent, and injuries from crashes were down 17 percent.

Speed is also a factor: When a pedestrian is hit at 40 mph, there is an 85 percent chance of death. The chance of a fatality drops to five percent when a person is hit at 20 mph.

There are 144 communities in the country that have speed camera programs.