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minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·18 hours agoThe problem is you have great facts, but they are always instituted as a cash grab. You will find a paucity, in fact you will find no studies on traffic safety before and after the installation. It’s a tax grab. It’s also a necessary feature.
minus-squarestreetfestival@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoThere’s plenty of research about road safety outcomes, for example around school zones. Here’s research conducted in Toronto published in July 2025: https://www.sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/2025/automated-speed-enforcement-significantly-reduces-speeding-in-toronto-school-zones/
The problem is you have great facts, but they are always instituted as a cash grab.
You will find a paucity, in fact you will find no studies on traffic safety before and after the installation.
It’s a tax grab.
It’s also a necessary feature.
There’s plenty of research about road safety outcomes, for example around school zones. Here’s research conducted in Toronto published in July 2025: https://www.sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/2025/automated-speed-enforcement-significantly-reduces-speeding-in-toronto-school-zones/