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You're overthinking this. People run red lights because they are impatient and don't get punished for it. There must be a 1 in 1000 chance of actually being cau
by ztjio 7y ago
You're overthinking this. People run red lights because they are impatient and don't get punished for it. There must be a 1 in 1000 chance of actually being caught. Maybe even better odds actually. During commute traffic in my area, without fail people will run the red lights, usually 2-3 cars minimum every single cycle.
Traffic code is unenforceable by current methods. That's the place to start. I for one am all in favor of the idea of red light cameras however, they were shown to actually cause more accidents. Go figure.
- 3131s 7y ago>You're overthinking this. The parent commenter only reposted the text from the article.
- nickles 7y ago> red light cameras however, they were shown to actually cause more accidents Adding to this, the issue was not directly with the cameras themselves but with the length of the yellow light. In order to increase revenue from traffic cameras, municipalities were reducing the amount of time the traffic light was yellow. However, reducing the length of the yellow light also leads to an increase in car crashes. [0] https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/ https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-sho... [1] https://phys.org/news/2012-09-length-yellow-caution-traffic-accidents.html https://phys.org/news/2012-09-length-yellow-caution-traffic-...