> Fines have become an important revenue stream, that's why they are being automated
replyMaybe we should legislate traffic fines out of existence, and just use points. Or at the very least the fines should never go back in any recognizable way to the budget of the police doing the enforcement.
> that's why they are being automated
replyThere are many citizens, like me, begging for red light cameras so something can be done about the rash of crashes and killings from willfully reckless drivers.
Is there proof that red light cameras increase safety? I would expect an increase in rear-end crashes after red light cameras are installed, with a slight decrease in fatal t-bone accidents.
replyI wouldn’t expect them to make driving safer for anyone, as enforcement doesn’t do anything to moderate the behavior of people that just don’t give a shit.
Why would a willfully reckless driver care about a camera?
replyIn my experience preventative measures only work on people who are conscientious, they do not work on people who do not give a shit
Then the camera lets us identify and take reckless drivers off the road.
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