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I have not lived in a time when there were no speeding cameras where I lived, so it's not some kind of weird nostalgia. I have no doubt that speeding cameras m
by dtech 10y ago
I have not lived in a time when there were no speeding cameras where I lived, so it's not some kind of weird nostalgia.
I have no doubt that speeding cameras make the road safer, but they are being abused in the Netherlands, because they are a very good source of income.
For example, driving 4 kmh (2.5 mph) over the limit causes a €37 fine. The threshhold for fining has been lowered from 10 kmh to 4 kmh. Fines have quadrupled over the last 3 decades.
This all gets worse because we have 4 (80, 100, 120, 130) + dynamic as common limits on the highways, which change every few kilometres on some roads with only minimal signs. A large amounts of fines was actually declared invalid by court because of this reason.