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> federal government I had assumed it would be state government since they normally control traffic law? What other solutions would you propose for enforcing

> federal government I had assumed it would be state government since they normally control traffic law? What other solutions would you propose for enforcing speed/safety regulations on state owned infrastructure? Personally, given my experience interacting with police, hate our current system that relies on being pulled over and interacting with them. I would much prefer an automated solution (e.g. speed governors or automated speeding cameras).

phpisthebest 3y ago
>>I had assumed it would be state government I dont want them either, but these types of things are really controlled by Federal Highway regulations in practice. > I would much prefer an automated solution (e.g. speed governors or automated speeding cameras). Well I have the right to face my accuser, and speed camera's have been ruled a few times to be unconstitutional for that reason. I for one DO NOT want automated speed camera's and much like Red Light Camera's you will find they are not deployed to increase safety but solely for Revenue generation, and often have the impact of REDUCING safety not increasing it. red Light camera's caused more crashes then they prevented, and speed camera's would do the same >What other solutions would you propose for enforcing speed/safety regulations on state owned infrastructure? Well I would start with a reduction of said regulations, and a more rational objective way to not only set the regulations but also appeal them. LOTS of speed regulations are less about safety and more about setting up revenue streams for towns and cities. You seem to believe that all of these regulations and government actions are purely out some altruistic motive to protect you the driver. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the regulations are designed to 1. Create Revenue stream 2. Give the police a pretense to look for other criminal activity Safety is maybe 3rd on the list, maybe in short, i do not trust government, and I do not look to government to protect me.

phpisthebest 3y ago

>>I had assumed it would be state government I dont want them either, but these types of things are really controlled by Federal Highway regulations in practice. > I would much prefer an automated solution (e.g. speed governors or automated speeding cameras). Well I have the right to face my accuser, and speed camera's have been ruled a few times to be unconstitutional for that reason. I for one DO NOT want automated speed camera's and much like Red Light Camera's you will find they are not deployed to increase safety but solely for Revenue generation, and often have the impact of REDUCING safety not increasing it. red Light camera's caused more crashes then they prevented, and speed camera's would do the same >What other solutions would you propose for enforcing speed/safety regulations on state owned infrastructure? Well I would start with a reduction of said regulations, and a more rational objective way to not only set the regulations but also appeal them. LOTS of speed regulations are less about safety and more about setting up revenue streams for towns and cities. You seem to believe that all of these regulations and government actions are purely out some altruistic motive to protect you the driver. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the regulations are designed to 1. Create Revenue stream 2. Give the police a pretense to look for other criminal activity Safety is maybe 3rd on the list, maybe in short, i do not trust government, and I do not look to government to protect me.