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Photo radar is becoming increasingly common. That doesn’t make it any less infuriating (archive.is)

submitted 1 month ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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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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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As if I needed another reason to shit talk Alberta, but the list just keeps increasing

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Photo radar is a cash grab. Have cops pull people over it's much more effective at changing behaviour. And really shitty drivers actually loose their license so they get off the road.

All photo radar does is slow people down for the 100's of meters by the site then they speed up.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Photo radar is a cash grab.

Yeah fuck those drivers and let's grab their cash at least up until we can grab their licenses.

Have cops pull people over it’s much more effective at changing behaviour.

If only we had actual data analyzed by real researches out there instead of basing ourselves on talk radio bullshit like this