cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/44712264
These up-eds usually complain that photo radar would be fine if the radar worked properly. This one doesn’t even do that. It just complains that speed limits aren’t fair and now drivers have to change their behavior. jfc
It is true that drivers can avoid such tickets by sticking to the posted speed limits, but it is also true that drivers are hardly ever expected to strictly observe those limits.
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It’s like the generally accepted contract between drivers and police – just drive at a reasonable speed and you’ll be fine – has been broken.
i’d imagine they exist and would be equally if not more suspicious because fiscal benefit tends to bring a higher likelihood of shenanigans.
By “don’t work”, do you mean the physical camera’s are unreliable and malfunction or that they don’t work as a measure to reduce speeding and increase safety? both ?
Reduce speeding and increase safety of course.
Unobvious enough that i had to ask for clarification, but that could just be me.
Here is the equivalent of the other side :
https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/the-latest-data-shows-speed-cameras-dont-save-lives
I’m assuming you’re looking at the title and that it’s from a website called “carexpert” and assuming that it’s not entirely unbiased.
As well you should be.
I’m not espousing centrism, i’m expecting some basic citation vetting.