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.
I would like a more liberal foregiveness policy on these. Especially on school zones that can change the speed every few blocks in a city. Also with red light cameras especially with left turns. Also I would like to see all municipalities have tickets authorized by peace officers. Its fine for the automatic system to come up with a list of possible violations but a reasonable human peace officer should evaluate the footage and decide if a ticket is warranted.