> would the consequences really be grave and terrible if the enforcement was enforced by a robot
replyThe potential consequences of mass surveillance come to mind.
OK, but that would be a consequence of the specific enforcement method, not a consequence the law becoming de facto stricter due to stricter enforcement.
replyFor one thing, the speed limit is intentionally set 5-10mph too low, specifically to make it easier to prove guilt when someone breaks the "real" speed limit.
replyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance
replyWhile it is true that many people do speed, that doesn't make their speeding "the real speed limit".
Yeah, I'd have to go slower????
replyAnyway. I come from the UK where we've had camera based enforcement for aeons. This of course actually results in people speeding and braking down to the limit as they approach the camera (which is of course announced loudly by their sat nav). The driving quality is frankly worse because of this, not better, and it certainly doesn't reduce incidence of speeding.
Of course the inevitable car tracker (or average speed cameras) resolve this pretty well.