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I would say almost everyone knows not to text and drive, or run red lights or to speed. Yet these are all frequent occurrences. Even proposals to add speed or r

I would say almost everyone knows not to text and drive, or run red lights or to speed. Yet these are all frequent occurrences. Even proposals to add speed or red light cameras (with strict rules to prevent municipal abuse) face heavy opposition. I don’t think education alone will fix traffic safety.

oblio 5y ago
Speed cameras I can (kind of) understand, but what possible reasonable explanation could they have for blocking red light camera installation?
- blendergeek 5y ago
  Many people oppose automated law enforcement in (almost) all forms.
  - oblio 5y ago
    Why, for this specific case?
    - jdavis703 5y ago
      Taking devil’s advocate here, but people claim that automated enforcement has equity concerns, privacy concerns and immigration concerns. Again, these aren’t my arguments, but: There’s concern that automated enforcement is a regressive punishment that unduly burdens low-income motorists. There’s a belief that these cameras will be concentrated in low-income or minority neighborhoods. The privacy concerns are fairly obvious, people are concerned the government is building a database of vehicle locations. And the immigration concerns are that information could be fed back to ICE to detain undocumented immigrants. However if you read the enabling legislation, a lot of these concerns are addressed through data retention, data sharing and safety standards (i.e. tickets can only be issued at 9 MPH over the limit and there must be a warning sign.) I also think an unspoken part of the opposition is some people feel they can talk a cop out of writing a ticket, but they can’t argue with a machine.
kashura 5y ago
People don't know the basics of changing lanes, passing slower vehicles, u-turns, planning for their exits, etc etc etc. People text and drive due to the most basic misunderstanding of how dangerous driving is and how much damage they can cause to others.

oblio 5y ago

Speed cameras I can (kind of) understand, but what possible reasonable explanation could they have for blocking red light camera installation?

blendergeek 5y ago
Many people oppose automated law enforcement in (almost) all forms.
- oblio 5y ago
  Why, for this specific case?
  - jdavis703 5y ago
    Taking devil’s advocate here, but people claim that automated enforcement has equity concerns, privacy concerns and immigration concerns. Again, these aren’t my arguments, but: There’s concern that automated enforcement is a regressive punishment that unduly burdens low-income motorists. There’s a belief that these cameras will be concentrated in low-income or minority neighborhoods. The privacy concerns are fairly obvious, people are concerned the government is building a database of vehicle locations. And the immigration concerns are that information could be fed back to ICE to detain undocumented immigrants. However if you read the enabling legislation, a lot of these concerns are addressed through data retention, data sharing and safety standards (i.e. tickets can only be issued at 9 MPH over the limit and there must be a warning sign.) I also think an unspoken part of the opposition is some people feel they can talk a cop out of writing a ticket, but they can’t argue with a machine.

kashura 5y ago

People don't know the basics of changing lanes, passing slower vehicles, u-turns, planning for their exits, etc etc etc. People text and drive due to the most basic misunderstanding of how dangerous driving is and how much damage they can cause to others.