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Speed cameras could only be a reasonable solution in a country which has reasonable speed limits . . . which the US often doesn't have. Better to prop up munic
by psunavy03 1y ago
Speed cameras could only be a reasonable solution in a country which has reasonable speed limits . . . which the US often doesn't have. Better to prop up municipal revenue or satisfy the "but the children" crowd by setting them 10+mph too slow for a given road. And that's not touching on the privacy implications.
- AnotherGoodName 1y agoI don't see people clamouring for more enforcement anytime soon but there are definitely benefits to automated speed cameras. In many ways i much much prefer driving on freeways where the speed is extremely strictly enforced, forcing everyone to turn on cruise control, rather than dealing with drivers that simply can't maintain a constant speed.
- sokoloff 1y agoSet the speed limit on a typical expressway to 80mph* and plenty of people would be OK with [or even in favor of] speed cameras. * or whatever the 85th percentile speed is, rounded up to the nearest 5 mph.
- freejazz 1y ago> crowd by setting them 10+mph too slow for a given road In NYC at least, they are set for speeds that make the roads safer for other users, such as pedestrians. They are not set in order to please the perception of drivers.
- DangitBobby 1y agoI have to wonder where you live. In TN, I very rarely feel that the speed limit is too low.