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Red-Light Cameras Just Don’t Work
- ajross 18y agoArticle is a political diatribe. It hypes studies to which it doesn't link, or even explain. The researchers who did the studies are are identified only as (I'm not making this up) "North Carolina", "Virginia", and "Ontario." The results apparently are that traffic light cameras (hidden devices) are linked to an increase in crashes, but doesn't even attempt to offer a hypothesis as to why. There's no content here, just opinion.
- maximilian 18y agoHe could cite his sources, but assuming he is correct, he does refute what you say. He does quote: “Instead, they increase crashes and injuries as drivers attempt to abruptly stop at camera intersections.” He also notes that traffic lights with cameras have in cities had shortened yellow times, which lead to an increase in both tickets, but also in crashes. As long as the studies' science was done rigorously, a reason why the cameras cause more crashes isn't necessarily vital - Its only important that they prove that the cameras do cause more crashes. All the red light cameras I've seen, were setup to the side of the road and were impossibly obvious. Clearly I haven't seen the hidden ones because they're hidden, but I doubt they actually do a good job hiding them.