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EDIT: since apparently a bunch of people woke up with the wrong foot this morning or forgot to check the group they’re in:

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (60 children)

Gotta enforce speed limits.

And these things don't shoot you if you look at them wrong – or are black.

Edit: "No, you can't just stick a camera worth a couple of thousand [local currency] next to the road, that takes photographic evidence of infractions. You gotta rip out the entire surface, redesign the sides and introduce a few sharp curves by demolishing a few blocks of buildings here and there. In the mean time speed is only enforced by violent cops who feel like you were speeding.

It's the only logical way."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (49 children)

They also can't testify in court, depriving accused speeders of their constitutional right to due process.

But back to your first claim: "gotta enforce speed limits:" No, we do not. Speeding is a symptom of a street that was designed wrong to begin with. The correct solution is to fix the design, not install a speed camera as some sort of big brother band-aid.

Edit: why do y'all apparently hate the idea of improving street design? As a former traffic engineer, I'm telling you that that's the only way to truly fix the problem of speeding. I don't get why that's controversial.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Sorry but it's a black and white thing in this case, r either you're under the speed limit and not breaking the law or you're over the speed limit and breaking the law.

Also, tons of people object to speed camera tickets and win, the only difference is that there's no officer there when the event happened to tell them "Say that to the judge if you're not happy.", the end result is the same.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What would you prefer? That some people drive slightly over the speed limit? Or a spot where people suddenly slam on the brakes to avoid getting a ticket, endangering those who might be behind them with their sudden change of speed?

Because the latter is what these devices tend to do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Show me evidences that they increase accidents please, I've provided two sources showing they work in another comment, surely you can provide one that they cause accidents.

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