These up-eds usually complain that photo radar would be fine if the radar worked properly. This one doesn’t even do that. It just complains that speed limits aren’t fair and now drivers have to change their behavior. jfc
It is true that drivers can avoid such tickets by sticking to the posted speed limits, but it is also true that drivers are hardly ever expected to strictly observe those limits.
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It’s like the generally accepted contract between drivers and police – just drive at a reasonable speed and you’ll be fine – has been broken.
Obviously one’s behaviour has some influence, much like my grandma’s habit of playing the slot machines for hours on end means she’s seen more payouts from them than I ever will, and my habit of not driving at all means I don’t get many photo radar tickets. But one of the infuriating things about them is that there’s no way to know. Are not enough people speeding? Maybe the city will tune them to be super-sensitive to keep up their revenue stream. Did they make an error? Was it not you driving? Do you have some other excuse that would make a human cop say “oh, all right then, carry on?” Do they use the data collected to track people’s movements or any other purposes? It isn’t easy to find out. Automated law enforcement sucks, having surveillance cameras everywhere was a bad idea, speeding is already over-enforced relative to other traffic laws, and making law enforcement more inscrutable and arbitrary is not the best path to improving society.
Hard disagree right there. Do the limit on any major road andyou’ll find you’re slower than the flow of traffic.
Your logic and/or comprehension are poor and your quickness to downvote someone for disagreeing is contemptible. Plonk
You were asked for a source but continued your tinfoil hat-worthy drivel, problem here is on you not them.