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We had loads of red light cameras where I am, and while there are still some around the vast majority were removed because they caused drivers who otherwise wou
by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y ago
We had loads of red light cameras where I am, and while there are still some around the vast majority were removed because they caused drivers who otherwise would have safely blown a yellow to jam on the brakes, much to the chagrin of the person behind them who suddenly had less braking distance.
And yeah, people should leave more room, but they don't. So you get enforcement camera-induced accidents, thus defeating the purpose.
- bobthepanda 5y agoIIRC red light cameras increase rear-ends but dramatically reduce t-boning, which has a much worse fatality rate.
- JamisonM 5y agoAnd the real issue is most likely too-short yellows!
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- erik_seaberg 5y agoThe issue is intentionally shortened yellow lights, because the operator often has no incentive to reduce the accident rate but a perverse incentive to increase the violation rate.