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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.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-photo-radar-is-becoming-increasingly-common-that-doesnt-make-it-any/

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the same way that slot machines are calibrated to provide just the right pattern of intermittent reinforcement to make people think they'll pay off, photo radar is carefully tuned to provide exactly the number of randomly-generated fines in the mail that will most annoy everyone who drives a car.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You got a source that cameras are randonly generating finea? Ive got 1 ticket from a camera in my life, my boss is a rampant speeder and he has gotten dozens. This seems more behavioral than random.

[–] kbal@fedia.io -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

speeding is already over enforced

Hard disagree right there. Do the limit on any major road andyou'll find you're slower than the flow of traffic.

[–] kbal@fedia.io -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Your logic and/or comprehension are poor and your quickness to downvote someone for disagreeing is contemptible. Plonk

[–] ganryuu@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

You were asked for a source but continued your tinfoil hat-worthy drivel, problem here is on you not them.