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> That's as likely as hidden photo radar slowing down drivers. Of course it does. What a silly comment.

by megablast 3y ago

mikestew 3y ago
“Hidden”? What am I, a driver, slowing down for exactly? The camera I can’t see?
- krisoft 3y ago
  You get notified that you got penalty points for speeding and then you slow down everywhere because you don’t want to lose your licence.
  - kevingadd 3y ago
    Don't you need a ton of speeding penalties in a year to get your license suspended? There are already lots of automated speed cameras and human speed traps everywhere. Everyone around me still speeds. I don't buy your argument that 20 cameras will fix that.
    - ryantgtg 3y ago
      Don’t take your own word for it! https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/calculator/factsheet/speed.html https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/calculator/factshee... Tickets ($$) are a deterrent.
      - aaomidi 3y ago
        What’s even better is designing the roads to naturally slow cars down.
        ryantgtg 3y ago
        Of course! But in the meantime, automated enforcement would be swell.
    - Symbiote 3y ago
      In the EU and UK, you get 3 (or 6 if you're significantly over the limit) penalty points on your license for speeding. They expire after 3 years. 12 points is an automatic ban.
  - olyjohn 3y ago
    Meanwhile in most of the US, you can get like 16 DUIs and still have a license. Not that taking away a license is gonna stop someone from driving. They'll just now drive without a license. Probably without insurance, now that they can't get it.
- Gigachad 3y ago
  In Australia you can reasonably expect them to be anywhere because they deploy lots and the locations change daily. As a result we don’t have anywhere close to the speeding problems the US does. You are unlikely to be caught for once off speeding, but if you habitually speed, you are almost certain to start racking up fines which are enforced.
- taneq 3y ago
  The idea is that if you can’t see the cameras you’ll obey the speed limit everywhere just in case.

> That's as likely as hidden photo radar slowing down drivers. Of course it does. What a silly comment.

mikestew 3y ago

“Hidden”? What am I, a driver, slowing down for exactly? The camera I can’t see?

krisoft 3y ago
You get notified that you got penalty points for speeding and then you slow down everywhere because you don’t want to lose your licence.
- kevingadd 3y ago
  Don't you need a ton of speeding penalties in a year to get your license suspended? There are already lots of automated speed cameras and human speed traps everywhere. Everyone around me still speeds. I don't buy your argument that 20 cameras will fix that.
  - ryantgtg 3y ago
    Don’t take your own word for it! https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/calculator/factsheet/speed.html https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/calculator/factshee... Tickets ($$) are a deterrent.
    - aaomidi 3y ago
      What’s even better is designing the roads to naturally slow cars down.
      - ryantgtg 3y ago
        Of course! But in the meantime, automated enforcement would be swell.
  - Symbiote 3y ago
    In the EU and UK, you get 3 (or 6 if you're significantly over the limit) penalty points on your license for speeding. They expire after 3 years. 12 points is an automatic ban.
- olyjohn 3y ago
  Meanwhile in most of the US, you can get like 16 DUIs and still have a license. Not that taking away a license is gonna stop someone from driving. They'll just now drive without a license. Probably without insurance, now that they can't get it.
Gigachad 3y ago
In Australia you can reasonably expect them to be anywhere because they deploy lots and the locations change daily. As a result we don’t have anywhere close to the speeding problems the US does. You are unlikely to be caught for once off speeding, but if you habitually speed, you are almost certain to start racking up fines which are enforced.
taneq 3y ago
The idea is that if you can’t see the cameras you’ll obey the speed limit everywhere just in case.