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interesting. I wonder how automated traffic cameras/redlight ticket systems would impact that? I suspect most people "squeeze" into the intersection to avoid th
by spydum 10y ago
interesting. I wonder how automated traffic cameras/redlight ticket systems would impact that? I suspect most people "squeeze" into the intersection to avoid the next cycle, because they dont see a traffic cop around. if all intersections are photo enforced, you'd think that problem would go away (or at least, citations would go up enough to fund some better traffic control/flow solutions)
- Animats 10y agoIt's more a training/PR problem than an enforcement problem. Painting intersections prone to gridlock with a diagonally hashed box helps more than ticketing. Here's the Ministry of the Interior of Quatar trying to get through to drivers on Twitter.[1] "In this business there are very few problems that can't be solved with some yellow paint and a little bit of common sense." - Henry Barnes, NYC traffic commissioner. [1] https://twitter.com/moi_qataren/status/643829644253261824 https://twitter.com/moi_qataren/status/643829644253261824
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoChina (well, Beijing) has tons of photo enforced intersections, but the government itself doesn't see "blocking intersection" as wrong so they never ticket for that. Also, I've never seen a traffic cop actually pull someone over or do enforcement at all (maybe some DUI checkpoints, that's it!). If it wasn't for the cameras, no laws would ever get enforced. They only enforce parking laws a couple of times a year, so many two lane roads have become one lane as citizens take advantage of a lack of parking enforcement and a lack of cheap parking.