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I just moved from a city with a heavy police presence and no red light cameras to one with them placed sporadically throughout the place and almost no police pr
by swozey 7y ago
I just moved from a city with a heavy police presence and no red light cameras to one with them placed sporadically throughout the place and almost no police presence (massively understaffed department) and I see far, far more runners in my new city. I see a handful a day. I quit walking to work. I think it's got a lot to do with driving culture/police presence as well. People get surprised when they get red light tickets. Maybe the cameras should look more obvious.
- eigenvector 7y agoIn Europe, automated traffic enforcement isn't hidden, it's actually clearly announced by signs. It effectively tells the driver: "if you break the law here, you will certainly be caught by a machine and fined". The goal is to get people to follow the law, not to write more tickets.
- cbluth 7y agoIn the US, it seems to me that the goal is to fine as many violators as possible, so there is less incentive to warn drivers.